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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 22, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, February 22, 1010.

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The Go-To Law Schools

"The NLJ's annual Go-To Law School List paints a pretty sorry picture of first-year associate employment at the nation's 250 largest law firms last year. The No. 1 law school saw a 20% drop in the number of its 2009 graduates hired by NLJ 250 law firms. "

 

Does Thomas' silence thwart advocacy?

"It's been four years since U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked a question. Some say his silence damages the Court and its decision-making process"

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Thomas found his voice in cross-burning case

"Justice Clarence Thomas' most memorable questions at oral argument took place on Dec. 11, 2002, in the case of Virginia v. Black, a test of a Virginia law that made it a crime to burn a cross with the purpose of intimidation."

 

Courtroom murder shadows Chicago gun suit

"The landmark 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision in D.C. v. Heller, declaring an individual right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, may soon be eclipsed by its sequel: McDonald v. City of Chicago, set for argument March 2. "

 

Barry is more often accused than caught

"Making the call on whether to bring charges against the man once known as Washington's "mayor for life" has been a ritual of sorts for the District of Columbia's U.S. attorneys. "

 

Prosecutors say telephone 'cram' artist has struck again for millions of dollars

"The federal government has caught up with an old nemesis ? a Florida man who still owes a $34.5 million judgment from 2006 for his role in a scam that bilked telephone customers with bogus charges"

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Judge Wolf rules not to impose sanctions on Boston federal prosecutor

"Chief Judge Mark Wolf of the District of Massachusetts ruled not to sanction Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan for failing to disclose exculpatory evidence in a timely fashion despite his doubts that new government discovery training programs for prosecutors would succeed."

 

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on February 22, 2010 (boomark / email).