Jamie Dimon sounded more like a plaintiff's attorney than a chief executive when he described JPMorgan Chase & Co over the weekend as "stupid" and "sloppy" for its $2 billion trading ...

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A government program that has state or local police share fingerprints of the people they arrest with federal immigration officials drew protests in New York on Monday, a day ahead of its expansion statewide.U.S. ...

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Even the prosecutor's office and the sentencing judge who put Clarence Aaron behind bars for three life terms, due to his role in a cocaine deal, were in favor of an immediate commutation of his sentence, back when President George W. Bush was in office. But Aaron, a first-time offender found guilty of abetting a drug conspiracy, though he didn't buy, sell or supply the drug, didn't see his controversial sentence cut short. And that may be because their views about Aaron weren't accurately conveyed to the White House by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, ProPublica reports. The office…

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Even the prosecutor's office and the sentencing judge who put Clarence Aaron behind bars for three life terms, due to his role in a cocaine deal, were in favor of an immediate commutation of his sentence, back when President George W. Bush was in office. But Aaron, a first-time offender found guilty of abetting a drug conspiracy, though he didn't buy, sell or supply the drug, didn't see his controversial sentence cut short. And that may be because their views about Aaron weren't accurately conveyed to the White House by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, Pro Publica reports. The…

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After weeks of testimony about John Edwards' illicit affair and the money used to cover it up, his defense attorneys opened their case Monday by digging into the details of federal campaign finance law.Edwards ...

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The legal battles of Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou grew more complicated on Monday when a federal prosecutor asked a judge to open an illegal enrichment probe.Also named were Boudou's girlfriend ...

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A longtime Bronx tax preparer has been charged with 35 counts of fraud, grand larceny and money laundering, accused by state authorities of taking clients' money in Ponzi scheme that brought in more than ...

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ICO Global Communications, a subsidiary of Pendrell Corporation (PCO), was notified that its petition for rehearing filed on May 1 with Division 8 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal in its ...

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On May 12, 2012, Fastcase CEO Ed Walters delivered the commencement address at the University of Illinois College of Law, at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts.  The text of the address follows: University of Illinois College of Law Commencement Address May 12, 2012 Thank you, Dean Smith.  Members of the faculty, university administrators, distinguished alumni, parents, and members [...]

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A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Apple Inc could press its bid for an immediate block on the sale of some tablet computers made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd based on allegations of infringement ...

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The Supreme Court says a farming family has to pay tax on the bankruptcy sale of their farm.The high court on Monday voted 5-4 for the IRS in its fight with Lynwood and Brenda Hall over their bankruptcy ...

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Confidential information discussed by a lawyer with his clients, the New Hampshire Local Government Center, at a public meeting of the center, are privileged, the state's top court has ruled, because no member of the public was present to hear them. Ruling Friday on a claim by the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, which had sought complete minutes for 14 meetings over a nearly 10-year period, the New Hampshire Supreme Court said the center had a right to redact the discussion with its lawyer under a claim of attorney-client privilege, reports the Nashua Telegraph. “Because the ultimate touchstone is…

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A lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School in 2009 claims the school falsely accused her of plagiarism after she handed in a draft of a law review article that was incomplete because her laptop had been hit with a computer virus. The suit by Megon Walker says one law firm withdrew an employment offer and another fired her because of the false charge of plagiarism in 2009, report the National Law Journal and Courthouse News Service. Walker’s lawyer, John Markham II, told the NLJ the first firm was Goodwin Procter and the second was a “national firm.” Walker says she submitted…

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A lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School in 2009 claims the school falsely accused her of plagiarism after she handed in a draft of a law review article that was incomplete because her laptop had been hit with a computer virus. The suit by Megon Walker says one law firm withdrew an employment offer and another fired her because of the false charge of plagiarism in 2009, report the National Law Journal and Courthouse News Service. Walker’s lawyer, John Markham II, told the NLJ the first firm was Goodwin Procter and the second was a “national firm.” Walker says…

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A lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School in 2009 claims the school falsely accused her of plagiarism after she handed in a draft of a law review article that was incomplete because her laptop had been hit with a computer virus. The suit by Megon Walker says one law firm withdrew an employment offer and another fired her because of the false charge of plagiarism in 2009, report the National Law Journal and Courthouse News Service. Walker’s lawyer, John Markham II, told the NLJ the first firm was Goodwin Procter and the second was a “national firm.” Walker says she submitted…

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A proposal to require government contractors in Kansas to use the federal E-Verify database to ensure employees aren't illegal immigrants won't survive legislative negotiations over the state budget.House ...

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The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a group of people sickened by the diet-drug fen-phen who say that a $42 million judgment awarded to them from their one-time attorneys should be reinstated.The ...

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The Supreme Court has again steered clear of an international dispute over the treasure salvaged from a 19th century shipwreck.The justices on Monday rejected appeals from the deep-sea explorers who found ...

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Howrey and Dewey & LeBoeuf are among several law firms that rapidly expanded in the 2000s. The Washington Post sets the scene and asks whether other firms will also crash and burn. “In its final years, Howrey snapped up large practice groups and entire firms at a breakneck pace, going from a one-city Washington firm specializing in litigation to an international player with 18 offices worldwide,” the story says. “Dewey built its legal empire with promises of multimillion dollar pay guarantees to lure star lawyers from other firms. ... The sprawling firms proved unsustainable when the financial crisis struck and…

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A Minneapolis lawyer who told opposing counsel he hopes she will “sleep with the fishes” should be suspended from practice, according to Minnesota lawyer discipline authorities. A disciplinary complaint (PDF) accuses lawyer Peter Nickitas of “harassing and bullying” the opposing lawyer, Michelle Hurley, report the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal. During an arbitration hearing involving a taxi accident, the complaint says, Nickitas told Hurley she couldn’t read and needed glasses. The fishes remark came after a second hearing in the case, the complaint says. "As Hurley was about to exit the building, respondent, who was…

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