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Democratic vs. Republican Spending Since 1975

Posted on March 27, 2008
I'm not totally convinced this bar graph is accurate. (Click here for larger view) Nevertheless, it's interesting. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Pregnancy Discrimination Claims/Confusion Up

Posted on March 27, 2008
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that along with the 14% increase over the past year in pregnancy discrimination claims filed with the EEOC (40% over the last decade), higher up is phone call... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Piece of Ice Seven Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Away [Digg]

Posted on March 26, 2008
Piece of Antarctica breaks away, scientists blame global warming.

Linda Greenhouse Headed to Yale Law School

Posted on March 26, 2008
Yale Law School has created a Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence and Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow position for the New York Times recently-departed journalist Linda Greenhouse. From... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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How is Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Paying for His Pricey Attorney?

Posted on March 26, 2008
Questions have been swarming around how the troubled Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, is paying for his high-priced, elite litigator, Dan Webb. The question remains unanswered: Says Webb himself: "I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The 2009 U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings Leaked

Posted on March 26, 2008
They come out every year and we're not supposed to care about these "arbitrary and flawed" rankings, but we do and here they are. How did your school do? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

39% of Cases Filed in Georgia Federal Court this Month Filed by One Man: an Inmate

Posted on March 25, 2008
of the 491 cases filed so far this month in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 192 have come from one Jonathan Lee Riches. So far, Riches has filed 300 suits in the Northern... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Piece of Ice Seven Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Away from Antarctica

Posted on March 25, 2008
A very large portion of the Antarctic ice that is estimated to have been there for anywhere between hundreds to 1,500 years broke away from the Wilkins Ice Shelf in western Antarctica yesterday.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Fourth Circuit Holds Employer's Unilateral Withdrawal of Recognition From a Union Unlawful

Posted on March 25, 2008
The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in NLRB v HQM of Bayside, LLC, 4thCir, March 10, 2008) strengthened the difficulty employers face when they attempt to unilaterally withdraw recognition... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Indicted

Posted on March 25, 2008
All eyes were on Detroit this afternoon as Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff, Christine Beatty, were indicted on a total of 12 charges which include perjury, conspiracy,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

"I'm not apologizing, I'm not resigning, I'm not doing anything."

Posted on March 24, 2008
James Carville, political advisor to the Clintons, is sticking by his "Judas remark" he made regarding the endorsement of Barack Obama by Governor Bill Richardson. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Disabled Man Fired for Neglecting to Pay for a Donut and Milk

Posted on March 24, 2008
Michael Holland, 37, of Gaithersburg, MD, was recently fired by a Safeway store for neglecting to pay for a doughnut and milk that totaled $1.78. In addition to being fired from Safeway, where he had... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

In South Korea, Photographing Legs Is Not Sexual Harassment

Posted on March 23, 2008
South Korea's highest court recently ruled that taking a picture of the legs of a woman in a miniskirt does not constitute sexual harassment. The man in his 30s, identified only as a Kim,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Discovery Issues in Discrimination Suits Against Law Firms

Posted on March 22, 2008
What do you do when you know your former employer has documents it says it does not have and is not producing them during discovery? Apparently you steal them. A former Foley & Lardner legal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Bill Maher: The 100 Years War [Digg]

Posted on March 21, 2008
Bill Maher on VP Cheney and John McCain's recent trips and assessments of the Iraw war.

The EEOC Obtains Another Large Racial Harassment Settlement

Posted on March 21, 2008
The Boston Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently announced that it reached a settlement with "Washington Group International, Inc. (WGI) for $1.5 million dollars, as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Things Are Getting a Bit Petty

Posted on March 21, 2008
We've got passport file security breaches, white grandmothers afraid of black men on the street, America-hating pastors and now we have a photo of Bill Clinton with Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.. In... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Cubicle Turns 40 Today

Posted on March 20, 2008
The origin of the cubicle in the United States dates back to the 1960s and its creation is attributed to one Robert Propst. Many of us have probably worked in a cubicle at one time or another in our... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The World's Weirdest Engineering Disaster [PICS/VIDS] [Digg]

Posted on March 20, 2008
Didn?t anyone ever tell you that salt mines, shallow lakes and deep-earth drills shouldn?t mix? What started as a seemingly minor miscalculation resulted in a billion-gallon flood, unbelievable property damage and the upheaval of an entire ecosystem.

Black Guy Asks Nation For Change [Digg]

Posted on March 20, 2008
CHICAGO?According to witnesses, a loud black man approached a crowd of some 4,000 strangers in downtown Chicago Tuesday and made repeated demands for change.

New Jersey Supreme Court Approves of Alcohol Test, Rules Admissible in Drunk Driving Prosecutions

Posted on March 19, 2008
This past Monday the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that several of New Jersey's counties may resume using a new breath test known as the Alcotest 7110, which is considered more reliable than... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Japan Appoints Cartoon Character to New Ambassador Post

Posted on March 19, 2008
Meet Doraemon, Japan's new anime ambassador to the world. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

New Blawgs to the Blawgroll

Posted on March 18, 2008
I've recently added Slate.com's "Convictions," George's Employment Blawg and Suits in the Workplace to the blawgroll. Enjoy! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Slate.com's New Blawg

Posted on March 18, 2008
Popular online news magazine Slate.com recently introduced a new blawg called, "Convictions," written by Dahlia Lithwick, Emily Bazelon and the rest of the Slate.com legal writers. Lithwick and the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

EEOC Obtains Another Large Settlement in Race and National Origin Harassment Suit

Posted on March 18, 2008
In what has been described as a "modern-day lynching," the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has obtained a $1.9 million settlement from Allied Aviation Services in a race and national... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Interesting Color Discrimination Claim

Posted on March 17, 2008
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been granted permission to proceed with a claim of color discrimination by a federal judge. The defendant is a bargain retailer, Family Dollar store,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Guy puts engagement ring in balloon, balloon flies away [Digg]

Posted on March 17, 2008
Dude spent 12,000 on a fucking ring, put it in a helium balloon which was carried away by the wind. After explaining it to his bitch of a girlfriend, she refuses to talk to him.

7th Circuit Holds Craigslist Not Liable for Discriminatory Housing Ads

Posted on March 17, 2008
I blogged about this lawsuit nearly two years ago and the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit finally had occasion to hear the suit and hold that Craigslist is not liable for discriminatory housing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Man Paints Car Like Police Cruiser, Not Against the Law? [Digg]

Posted on March 14, 2008
A Las Vegas man painted his car to resemble the police vehicle used in popular Transformer movie but Vegas official finds no law violated.

Man Paints Car Like Police Cruiser, Not Against the Law?

Posted on March 14, 2008
A 35-year-old disabled veteran from the war in Iraq residing in Las Vegas, Jessie Vigil, wanted to spoil his 7-year-old son when he returned from Iraq because he admits, "I wasn't the best dad... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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