Well, this is one way to voice opinons about the Iraq war: "With death tolls growing and President Bush vowing to send more troops to Iraq, more North Jersey protesters are appealing to their neighbors at anti-war vigils alongside highways, municipal buildings and churches, activists say. "Few local protests attract more than 50 people at a time, but some have grown slowly and...
This Newsweek article explains why & how Sandra Day O'Connor has been busy since she left the Court: "After her surprise announcement in July 2005 that she was leaving the court, O'Connor seemed likely to follow most of her former colleagues into a quiet private life. But America's first female justice is blazing a new path in retirement, too. At 76, O'Connor is still physically and...
As much as I like pie (really, who doesn't?), I did not realize there was an actual day to celebrate pies: "FREDERICK -- Attorneys, law clerks and paralegals flowed in and out of Conklyn & Associates' law office Tuesday with little mention of court cases or settlements. "A cheerier goal brought them to the West Patrick Street family law practice -- a pie party. "For the past...
Ah, think the guy who's slammed law firms' representation of detainees should be fired...or disbarred? "Charles 'Cully' Stimson, deputy assistant secretary for defense for detainee affairs, has sparked a firestorm of anger, from Capitol Hill to America's law schools to even conservative quarters. "He told a Washington, D.C., Beltway radio station last week that American corporations...
Not a good start to the new year for anyone! "One man was arrested in connection with the shooting that wounded three people inside a law firm Tuesday night. "Bill J. Weir, 58, a Joshua Tree attorney, handyman Rocky Favorite, 50, and Dawn Croom, 25, were shot when a gunman opened fire just after 4 p.m. in Weir's law office in the 62700 block of Twentynine Palms Highway, said San...
Not really paralegal related, unless an article about the year's best inventions counts as learning about IP! (Well, there is that "Paralegal Hidden Camera" video...) "Meet Peter. Peter is a 79-year-old English retiree. Back in WW II he served as a radar technician. He is now an international star. "One year ago, this would not have been possible, but the world has changed. In...
A disgruntled former client apparently took out his anger over a patent case on the firm: "The law offices where Friday's shootings took place are closed, but for those working elsewhere in the building, there was an eerie feeling upon their return."As CBS 2's Sylvia Gomez reports, on Friday, the squeal of sirens through the Loop was a sound that could only mean something horrible. The...
Are you looking ahead to the new year with your career in mind? If so, here are some questions to think about: "It's time for New Year's resolutions again. Rather than basing your resolutions on an inventory of regrets, may I suggest a more positive way to get started? "Before you begin listing the 'must do' items for next year, first think about where you are and what you've...
When does an aggressive interviewer go too far? Guess we'll find out with this wrongful death lawsuit: "Relatives of a mother who committed suicide after CNN's Nancy Grace aggressively questioned her about the disappearance of her son sued the network and the talk-show host Tuesday, accusing Grace of pushing the woman over the edge. "Melinda Duckett shot herself to death on Sept. 8, one...
I'm not really a Britney fan, but it sounds like she's got a solid pre-nup agreement: "She has been dismissed as simply a bubble-headed pop princess. "So when Britney Spears filed for divorce last week after two stormy years of marriage to Kevin Federline - now dubbed Fed-Ex - many assumed it would cost the 24-year-old singer a hefty chunk of her reported £65million fortune....