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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines January 19-20, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 19-20, 2009.

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January 19, 2009:

Law schools dealing with budget cuts
"Public law school are struggling with funding cuts and the prospects of smaller budgets in the upcoming academic year. And the financial picture isn't much brighter for private law schools ? it may actually be worse."

EMPLOYMENT LAW  |  Equal-pay measures will ignite litigation
"Two proposed federal laws designed to make sure that men and women are paid equally have employment lawyers bracing for yet more friction in the workplace. Management-side lawyers say the equal-pay legislation is bad for business and will trigger more litigation, while employee-rights attorneys say the bills are long overdue."

CHICAGO  |  'Blago' trial will ply uncharted territory
"Illinois Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald, the man who will preside over the state Senate impeachment trial of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, will guide the proceedings into uncharted territory under new rules based largely on those developed for the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of former President Bill Clinton. "

WEB-ONLY  |  A mixed verdict for 'America's Sheriff'
"A federal jury on Friday acquitted former Orange County, Calif., sheriff Mike Carona, once dubbed "America's Sheriff" by Larry King, of conspiracy and mail fraud charges in a case alleging that he illegally used his office to enrich himself and his friends and family."

January 20, 2009.

 WEB-ONLY  |  Lawyers and law firms forked over major cash for Obama's inaugural
"As they were during the presidential campaigns, lawyers and law firms are a major financial force behind the presidential inaugural festivities, kicking in a combined $2.5 million. Here's a list of the top donors in the legal field."

WEB-ONLY  |  A mixed verdict for 'America's Sheriff'
"A federal jury on Friday acquitted former Orange County, Calif., sheriff Mike Carona, once dubbed "America's Sheriff" by Larry King, of conspiracy and mail fraud charges in a case alleging that he illegally used his office to enrich himself and his friends and family."

 WEB-ONLY  |  Fla. U.S. attorney reflects on public corruption, torture prosecution and much more
"Alex Acosta, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, has earned the respect of many in the South Florida legal community for his hard line on health care fraud, his prosecution of a whopping 13 public officials for corruption and his open-door policy with defense lawyers, agents, journalists and members of the community. We talked with Acosta about what he has learned on the job and what the future holds."

WEB-ONLY  |  Kansas prosecutor gets law license suspended for showing explicit photos of drunk teens to parents
"A prosecutor in Kansas has failed to block the suspension of his law license by arguing that his alleged Asperger Syndrome played a part in his decision to show sexually explicit photos of drunken teens at a party to their parents."

WEB-ONLY  |  Harvard Law appoints interim dean
"With Elena Kagan poised to be the next U.S. Solicitor General, Harvard Law School has tapped longtime professor Howell Jackson to fill her post as dean on an interim basis. Howell has authored numerous books and articles, and has served as a consultant to the U.S. Treasury Department, the United Nations Development Program and the World Bank/International Monetary Fund."

WEB-ONLY  |  Chicago's Cook County gets an early look at electronic filing system
"The Cook County, Ill., Circuit Court this month demonstrated for a new, small advisory committee a proposed electronic filing system that it will roll out in late March or early April on a pilot basis in one part of the court system."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).