Recent Updates
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Federal report finds bias in St. Louis County family court
Family Law 08/23/2015The U.S. Department of Justice released a report critical of the St. Louis County Family Court on Friday, finding that black youths are treated more harshly than whites, and juveniles are often deprived of constitutional rights. Though unrelated to t...
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Cornell Law Review
Law Reviews 08/23/2015For 100 years, the Cornell Law Review has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s leading law journals by publishing significant and challenging contributions to the world of legal scholarship. From its inception in 1915 through 1966, the Co...
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The Yale Law Journal
Law Reviews 08/23/2015Mission For over a century, the Yale Law Journal has been at the forefront of legal scholarship, sparking conversation and encouraging reflection among scholars and students, as well as practicing lawyers and sitting judges and Justices. The Journal ...
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Louisiana Dui information
DUI Law 08/23/2015Louisiana First Offender You are DWI/DUI in Louisiana if you drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .10% or greater. First Offense Penalties Jail 10 days to 6 months. If you had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15% or higher, at least 48...
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Harvard Law Review
Law Reviews 08/23/2015The Harvard Law Review is a student-run organization whose primary purpose is to publish a journal of legal scholarship. The Review comes out monthly from November through June and has roughly 2,500 pages per volume. The organization is formally inde...
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Bryant tells court it should affirm same-sex marriage ruling
Family Law 07/23/2015Gov. Phil Bryant remains opposed to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, but he’s stopping his court fight against it. In a letter Wednesday, Bryant’s lawyer asks the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to ...
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High court won't hear Nevada patient dumping case
Intellectual Property 06/23/2015The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Nevada over a lawsuit that claims the state wrongfully bused indigent psychiatric patients to San Francisco without paying the costs of their medical care. The justices on Tuesday let stand a lower c...
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Appeals court skeptical of fairness of trader's conviction
Corporate Law 05/24/2015An appeals court panel on Wednesday expressed doubts about the fairness of a prosecution that led to a prison sentence for a man convicted of defrauding a government bailout program. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had pl...
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Supreme Court hears $10B Phillip Morris appeal
Class Action 05/23/2015The Illinois Supreme Court has heard oral arguments about whether to let a $10 billion class-action verdict against a major cigarette maker stand. Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson and another Phillip Morris lawyer asked the court Tuesday to strike t...
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Supreme Court hears $10B Phillip Morris appeal
Class Action 05/19/2015The Illinois Supreme Court has heard oral arguments about whether to let a $10 billion class-action verdict against a major cigarette maker stand. Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson and another Phillip Morris lawyer asked the court Tuesday to strike t...
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Boston woman pleads not guilty to marathon injury fraud
Personal Injury 04/23/2015A Boston woman has pleaded not guilty to fraudulently receiving thousands of dollars by claiming she was injured in the Boston Marathon bombing. Joanna Leigh was arraigned Monday on charges of larceny and making a false claim to a government agency. ...
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Court rules GM shielded from death claims before bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Law 04/23/2015A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a 2009 bankruptcy order shields General Motors from billions of dollars in death and injury claims tied to defective ignition switches in older small cars. But Judge Robert Gerber in New York, who handled GM's gov...