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Hal Turner Wins Another Mistrial, Decides to Mix it Up For Third

Mar 12, 2010 3:26pm

Radio shock-jock Hal Turner won a mistrial this week in his criminal trial in which he was accused of threatening three federal judges. How did he thank his lawyer for the good result? Well, by asking for a new one....

Do Criminal Charges Await Lehman Crew?

Mar 12, 2010 2:26pm

So now that we've digested the, uh, entire 2,200 page report by Lehman Brothers, where, exactly are we? Are we going to see former chief executive Dick Fuld (pictured) in cuffs? Former CFO Erin Callan working the chain gang?...

No Singles Allowed! Pink Floyd Explores Dark Side of The Law

Mar 12, 2010 12:41pm

Rock ban Pink Floyd won a ruling Thursday giving it the right to block digital downloads of its individual songs....

Should Wal-Mart Add Legal Services to Jeans, T-Shirts and Toasters?

Mar 12, 2010 11:11am

Law professor Gillian Hadfield writes a provocative essay today in the Washington Post, arguing that the U.S. should allow more nonlawyers and big companies, like Wal-Mart, to provide legal advice....

Darby & Darby, New York IP Firm, Is Shutting Down

Mar 12, 2010 9:27am

New York-based law firm Darby & Darby has announced it's closing its doors....

Pledge of Allegiance, Replete with ‘God’ Reference, Upheld by 9th Cir.

Mar 12, 2010 7:56am

Darn. The Ninth Circuit on Thursday came a mere one vote away from giving us something to write about for months and months and months. But alas, the vote came down 2-1 in favor of upholding the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance....

When U.S. Firms Balked at Lehman’s Moves, Lehman Took them East

Mar 12, 2010 6:52am

When Lehman Brothers didn't like the legal advice it was getting from its U.S. law firms on the legality of a certain accounting maneuver, it took the advice elsewhere, ultimately winning approval from Linklaters, a U.K. firm....

Former Judge Deemed A-O-Kaye to Lead Paterson Investigation

Mar 12, 2010 5:40am

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Thursday appointed Kaye to lead his office's investigation into the brouhaha surrounding New York governor David Paterson....

Caperton: The Final Chapter

Mar 11, 2010 3:33pm

The West Virginia Supreme Court today declined to review a 2008 ruling, involving a dispute between energy companies, that led the U.S. Supreme Court last year to create new standards on when judges should recuse themselves in cases....

New York AG’s Pay-to-Play Probe Heats UP

Mar 11, 2010 1:14pm

New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo scored a key guilty plea yesterday in his long-running pay-to-play investigation of New York's state pension fund....