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Controversy Over Red-Light Cameras
Posted on March 26, 2009Although there is no direct evidence that red-light cameras reduce accidents at intersections, they certainly provide a major source of revenue during a time when cities are hurting for funds. Mississippi is resisting the trend to install more red light cameras...
AIG Executives Agree to Return Bonuses Due to State Pressures
Posted on March 25, 2009Because of the mounting pressure from a bipartisan legion of state attorney generals, executives at at the insurance giant American International Group (AIG), a New York-based company, have agreed to return $50 million in bonus payments they received earlier this month...
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Posted on March 25, 2009Justices Consider Campaign Finance Law The New York Times Facebook Preparing To Tweak Site Design WSJ Digits Blog China blocks YouTube Guardian AT&T first to test RIAA antipiracy plan Cnet
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Posted on March 24, 2009Ukrainian opposition set to impeach President Yushchenko RIA Novosti China Daily Assails Prisoner Abuses The New York Times Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma illegal, says UN Guardian Two U.S. reporters moved to North Korean capital-paper Reuters
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Nine Death Row Inmates in Texas Lost Appeals Due to Late Attorneys
Posted on March 24, 2009The federal (constitutional) writ of habeas corpus is the last chance for inmates to have errors reviewed. Nine death row inmates (six of whom have already been executed) lost have lost these appeals due to lawyers or judges who miscalculated/misunderstood the deadlines and "computer failures or human foible...
Burris Seeks $400K Legal Fund To Protect His Seat
Posted on March 24, 2009Ronald Burris, President Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate, wants to set up a legal defense fund to protect his seat. The fund would allow Burris to accept contributions from individuals of up to $10,000 each to cover his legal fees. Burris expects to need up to $400,000 for ongoing ethics and perjury investigations surrounding his appointment to the Senate by impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich...
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Posted on March 23, 2009Khodorkovsky to defend himself in new trial RIA Novosti What's the real cost of free music? Cnet News Call to scrap 'illegal databases' BBC News Yahoo Pipes: getting started with custom RSS feeds Ars Technica
Fastcase Webinar for the Tennessee Bar Association, March 24th
Posted on March 23, 2009Attention all members of the Tennessee Bar Association, register today to learn all about your member benefit along with some great how-tos, tips, and tricks for using Fastcase. Click here to register for your webinar at 10am CDT on March 24th, 2009...
Fastcase Webinar for the State Bar of Wisconsin, March 23rd
Posted on March 22, 2009Attention all State Bar of Wisconsin members, register today to learn all about your member benefit along with some great how-tos, tips, tricks for using Fastcase.Click here to register for your webinar at 12 pm CDT on March 23rd, 2009.Should you have any questions, contact customer support from 8am- 8pm EST at 866-773-2782 or by emailing us at support@fastcase...
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Posted on March 19, 2009New Ethics Rules for Judges - SClOTUS Blog AIG CEO Receiving Death Threats Over Bonuses - Forbes Major League Soccer Introduces the "Fan Code of Conduct" - MLSnet.com
New! Email Delivery on Fastcase
Posted on March 19, 2009The Fastcase Legal Research System is one of the world's largest online law libraries. We constantly design and develop our site based on user feedback. Please send your comments on our new email feature and suggestions for future development to info @ fastcase [dot] com...
Obama Urges All Legal Means To Trump AIG Bonuses; Lawmakers Look Into Tax Code
Posted on March 19, 2009Obama told Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to take all legal measures to block hefty bonuses awarded to employees of AIG. "The president told Secretary Geithner... to take every legal means that he has to push back against this, to figure out who put this in the contracts and when, and to make sure this doesn't happen again," said Austan Goolsbee, a member of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers...
Defendant in $12.6 Million Dollar Verdict Looking for a New Trial on Grounds of Twitter
Posted on March 19, 2009Stoam Holdings, a building materials company in Fayetteville, AK, has appealed a $12.6 million dollar verdict rendered for mismanaging investor funds. The argument is that one of the jurors was biased. The evidence is in the Twitter history of Juror Johnathan Powell...
Nigerian Student To Serve 19 Years In Prison For Internet Scam
Posted on March 17, 2009Lawal Adekunle Nurundeen, a Nigerian undergraduate student, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for obtaining $47,000 from an Australian woman by convincing her over the Internet that he was a 57-year-old white male who was deeply in love with her...
Fastcase Webinar for NACBA, March 18th
Posted on March 17, 2009Attention all NACBA members, register today to learn all about your member benefit along with some great how-tos, tips, and tricks for using Fastcase. Click here to register for your webinar at 2pm EST on March 18th, 2009. Should you have any questions, contact customer support from 8am- 8pm at 866-773-2782 or by emailing us at support@fastcase...
Smith Will Head NFL Players' Union
Posted on March 17, 2009The NFL players' association named DeMaurice Smith as the executive director of the NFL Players Association . Between 1991 and 2000, he worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in D.C. and as counsel to deputy attorney general Eric Holder Jr. Smith is a partner at Patton Boggs - he chaired the government investigations and white collar practice group...
Notable Morning Stories ...
Posted on March 16, 2009Modularity for Value Appropriation: Drawing the Boundaries of Intellectual Property ~ Harvard Business School - Working Knowledge Europe?s Hedging on Inmates Clouds Guantánamo Plans ~ The New York Times Ginsburg Hints at Vacancy 'Soon' ~ The Washington Post Obama nominates Food and Drug chief ~ CNN
Did Madoff Work Alone?
Posted on March 12, 2009Prosecutors expect Madoff to plead guilty to the his notorious Ponzi scheme - and they are not going to give him a deal - he will probably spend the rest of his life in prison. Unless you count the embarrassment of a very public trial, Madoff does not appear to be gaining anything in giving up his right to a trial...
Notable Morning Stories...
Posted on March 12, 2009Neuroscience Provides Biological Advantages Musicians Have Over Nonmusicians -ABC News AP Countersues Artist Over Obama "Hope" Image - LA Times Living in the City Makes You 30% More Likely to Die of Lung Disease - NPR
Disbarment Recommended for Lawyer/Juror Who Switched His Vote (To go Back to Work)
Posted on March 11, 2009The California Bar Court Review Department is recommending that attorney Francis T. Fahy be disbarred for switching his vote during deliberations so he could get back to his practice. The civil trial was a medical negligence case following an ophthalmologist's laser eye surgery...
Fastcase Webinars for The Florida Bar (Earn Free CLE!)
Posted on March 11, 2009Attention all members of The Florida Bar, come join us for one of our Fastcase overview webinars. You'll learn about your free benefit and earn 1 hour of CLER! The Webinars cover the legal research market, research philosophy, Fastcase for solo practitioners and small firms as well as large firms, how to do searches, explanations of the advanced case law search screen and sorting tools, looking up citations, newspaper access, and help options...
Three Ways A Lawyer Can Use Social Networking Sites
Posted on March 10, 2009Social networking sites are for everyone - especially lawyers. Here are three ways you can use social networking can enhance your practice: 1. Use these sites to communicate and stay connected with clients and potential clients. Join LinkedIn and find search for your undergraduate/law school classmates, colleagues, and friends...
Fastcase Webinar for the Tennessee Bar Association, March 10th
Posted on March 09, 2009Attention all members of the Tennessee Bar Association, register today to learn all about your member benefit along with some great how-tos, tips, and tricks for using Fastcase.Click here to register for you webinar at 12pm CDT on March 10th, 2009.By attending our quick and informative webinar covering a wide range of legal research topics on the 10th you will earn one hour of CLE credit...
Indictment of al-Bashir Sets a Legal Precedent
Posted on March 09, 2009President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan's trial will create a set of evidentiary, legal and political precedents. On March 4, al-Bashir became the first sitting head of state to be indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
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Posted on March 06, 2009People all over the world are using Twitter to exchange information and ideas via a short status message.Now - you can follow the Fastcase Blog on Twitter.We are at: http://twitter.com/fastcaseIf you aren't Twittering yet, join now!Then, click the "Follow" button on our page...
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How to evict a roommate?
First, in most jurisdictions "self-help" is not a remedy available to any party ...
I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
This has happened 3 or 4 times a month now- they have turned the electric off 2 days consecutively, the water off about 9 or 10 times now, and our heat has broken 5 times (once it would not shut off, and we were forced t
i say stick with the apartment. eventually, everything possible will be replaced...
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