http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-19T05:10:07-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/around_the_blawgosphere_big_box_IRS_Airbnb_lightsaber/ Some law firms have a "big box" model, New York City-based law firm consultant Bruce MacEwen writes at Adam Smith, Esq. Which is to say that they are highly specialized in one practice area, have a great depth of resources and expertise in that practice area… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Careers, Bar Exam, Labor & Employment, Law Firms, Large Firm, Tax Law, Terrorism Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:30:52 -0500 44643.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/accused_bank_robbery_conspirator_says_phone_records_collected_by_us_may_hel/ The lawyer for a Florida man accused in a series of bank robbery attempts says phone records collected by the National Security Agency could prove his client wasn't at one of the crime sites. The lawyer, Marshall Dore Louis, has filed a motion for NSA records on phones used by… Criminal Justice, Privacy Law, Science & Technology Law, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, States, Florida Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:49:56 -0500 44629.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/car_bomb_kills_17_injures_39_outside_afghanistans_top_court_taliban_says_ju/ A car bomb detonated Tuesday outside the Afghanistan Supreme Court killed at least 17 people and injured 39. Most of the victims are believed to be civilian court workers getting ready to board buses outside the court's entrance and head home. However, in written statements emailed to news organizations, the… Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, International Law, Judiciary, Court Security, Terrorism, International Courts/Tribunals, International, Asia Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:50:51 -0500 44599.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/around_the_blawgosphere_nsa_tannebaum_blogging_witches/ Forbes blogger Kashmir Hill remembers a speech that National Security Agency general counsel Rajesh De made at Georgetown in February. "In light of recent reports that the NSA has been routinely sweeping up metadata from phone companies about all calls made in the… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Bar Associations, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Law Firms, Solos/Small Firms, Legal Ethics, Privacy Law, Terrorism, International, North America, Canada, States, South Carolina Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:30:03 -0500 44508.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer-turned-blogger_broke_the_story_on_collection_of_us_cell_phone_data_w/ The journalist who broke the story on secret U.S. collection of cellphone data is Glenn Greenwald, a former lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Greenwald wrote his story for the Guardian and allowed the publication to edit it, though he usually publishes without… Careers, Privacy Law, Terrorism Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:49:36 -0500 44510.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/is_us_perusing_millions_of_phone_records_secret_court_order_reveals_massive/ A secret court order reportedly orders a Verizon business subsidiary to turn over all its customer records to the National Security Agency on an “ongoing daily basis.” The Guardian published the order granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on April 25. The New… Privacy Law, Terrorism Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:14:49 -0500 44494.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/reported_nominee_for_fbi_chief_signed_off_on_waterboarding_aclu_says/ President Obama’s reported nominee to head the FBI, former Justice Department official James Comey, is being criticized by some civil liberties groups. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Obama planned to nominate Comey, formerly a deputy attorney general, U.S. attorney, Attorney General, Criminal Justice, Terrorism Fri, 31 May 2013 07:59:21 -0500 44423.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_has_worse_record_than_nixon_on_press_freedoms_says_pentagon_papers_la/ A lawyer who represented the New York Times in a successful fight to publish the Pentagon Papers says the Nixon administration was deeply distrustful of journalists, but the Obama administration has a worse record on press freedoms. James Goodale expressed his opinion after the… Attorney General, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Media & Communications Law, Terrorism Wed, 15 May 2013 10:21:04 -0500 44191.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ap_complains_of_massive_and_unprecedented_intrusion_by_doj_into_reporters/ In a letter Monday to Attorney General Eric Holder, the Associated Press complains of a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" by the Department of Justice into its reporters' newsgathering activities, contending that the feds secretly obtained two months of phone records on 20 lines used by AP journalists, including home and… Attorney General, Constitutional Law, Media & Communications Law, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, D.C. Circuit Court, States, District of Columbia Mon, 13 May 2013 17:05:50 -0500 44160.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/will_iran_hostages_be_compensated_film_brought_attention_to_their_plight/ The American hostages who spent 444 days in Iran until their release 32 years ago have never been able to collect damages in court under the Algiers Accords that won their freedom. But they may be able finally to collect substantial compensation if Congress passes a bill that would pay… Legislation & Lobbying, Terrorism Fri, 10 May 2013 05:35:46 -0500 44107.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_is_using_drone_strikes_to_replace_gitmo_detentions_says_ex-bush_admin/ A former Bush administration lawyer claims President Barack Obama is relying on drone strikes to kill terrorists because he doesn’t want to capture them and send them to Guantanamo Bay. Lawyer John Bellinger made the accusation at a conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday discussing the legality of drone killings,… Executive Branch, International Law, Terrorism, Guantanamo/Detainees Mon, 06 May 2013 06:00:53 -0500 44027.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/imprisoned_former_lawyer_says_federal_prison_supports_her_release_to_fight_/ A disbarred lawyer serving a 10-year-sentence says a federal prison supports her “compassionate release” to fight advanced-stage cancer. Lynne Stewart, a 73-year-old former civil rights lawyer, was convicted in 2005 for helping an imprisoned sheik pass messages to his followers. In a statement released through her… Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Terrorism Fri, 03 May 2013 05:40:50 -0500 44013.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/reports_college_pals_of_boston_marathon_bombing_suspect_expected_to_face_ob/ Three college students who are friends of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect have been arrested and face federal criminal charges concerning their activities after explosive devices near the finish line killed three and injured approximately 250 people on April 15, authorities say. The Boston police department confirmed the arrest… Criminal Justice, Terrorism, 1st Circuit Court, States, Massachusetts Wed, 01 May 2013 11:55:11 -0500 43993.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/unabomber_lawyer_judy_clarke_is_appointed_to_represent_boston_marathon_bomb/ At the request of Boston's federal public defender, a judge has appointed Judy Clarke, a top death-penalty defense lawyer, to represent accused Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Bloomberg reports. Prosecutors haven't said whether they will seek the death penalty in Tsarnaev's case, but “in light of the… Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Public Defenders, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, 1st Circuit Court, States, Massachusetts Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:29:50 -0500 43978.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/posner_op-ed_privacys_benefits_are_exaggerated/ Privacy is really about concealing aspects of yourself from others, according to federal appeals judge Richard Posner. We want to hide our arrest records, medical histories and peccadilloes, Posner writes in a New York Daily News op-ed. “We want to present sanitized versions of ourselves… Criminal Justice, Judiciary, Privacy Law, Terrorism, 7th Circuit Court Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:05:30 -0500 43960.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/insurance_coverage_for_boston_business_owners_could_depend_on_terrorism_def/ Corrected: Business owners dealing with the aftermath of the Boston marathon bombings will be facing legal issues ranging from insurance coverage to compensation for injured employees. More than 400 businesses were forced to close during the bombing investigation and a handful suffered property damage, according to the Bar Associations, Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment, Terrorism Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:38:01 -0500 43934.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/top_federal_defender_is_representing_accused_boston_marathon_bomber_but_fur/ Being unable to afford an attorney, ironically, has helped the surviving suspect in last week's Boston Marathon bombings get one of the country's top federal defenders assigned to his case. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, will be represented by Miriam Conrad, who is in charge of the Federal Public Defender Office in… Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Public Defenders, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, 1st Circuit Court, States, Massachusetts Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:53:02 -0500 43908.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/feinberg_begins_evaluating_how_to_compensate_boston_marathon_victims/ Lawyer Kenneth Feinberg will have a tough task as he decides how to apportion money from a compensation fund for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Feinberg plans to develop a sliding payment scale for the One Fund Boston that is based on the severity of the injuries, the Alternative Dispute Resolution, Careers, Criminal Justice, Terrorism, Tort Law Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:00:51 -0500 43877.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bombing_suspect_to_be_tried_in_civilan_courts_white_house_says/ Updated: The White House on Monday put to rest speculation about how the prosecution against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would proceed. The administration announced that Tsarnaev would be tried on terrorism charges under civilian law, the Associated Press reports. A court official confirmed that Tsarnaev… Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Executive Branch, Military Law, Terrorism Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:14:39 -0500 43855.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/chicago-area_teen_accused_of_supporting_terrorism_overseas/ Federal authorities have arrested a Chicago-area teenager who they maintain was on his way to Syria to join a jihadist militant group. The FBI arrested Abdella Ahmad Tounisi, 18, at O’Hare Airport last Friday while he was attempting to board a flight bound for Istanbul, Turkey, according to stories in… Criminal Justice, Military Law, Terrorism Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:39:08 -0500 43844.abajournal.com