A New York judge has ruled that his son’s employment as an associate at Greenberg Traurig does not require his recusal from a case involving spoliation accusations against the firm.
The Mississippi judge who helped in a federal investigation of well-known plaintiffs lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs tells of a “shock that I can’t put into words” when he was first…
A New York federal judge has written an opinion knocking Dorsey & Whitney, two of its partners and the state of professionalism—but one of the lawyers is firing back.
All-star slugger Barry Bonds is said to be assembling his own star-studded team, this one to defend him against perjury and obstruction of justice charges starting with a court appearance…
Students at the University of Colorado at Boulder booed former Attorney General John Ashcroft during his appearance there earlier this week. The protest escalated to the point that several students…
In a major victory for medical-marijuana patients, a state appellate court has ruled that Garden Grove, Calif., police must return a stash of drugs confiscated during a traffic stop.
A federal judge has ruled that a Seattle-area coffeeshop owner may go to trial next year to air her claims in court: that coffee giant Starbucks “cluster-bombs” neighborhoods, barraging the…
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