In Today’s Legal News
posted by Sam Yospe
A Wisconsin state representative claims that there are too many lawyers in the state. He is seeking to eliminate all funding to University of Wisconsin Law School–the state’s only public law school–by 2010.
Separation of church and state questioned as universities in Michigan install footbaths for Muslim students
A federal judge finds that a California law that prohibits selling or renting violent video games to minors violates the First Amendment.
A legal battle begins as Disney seeks to stop Anaheim, CA from building affordable housing near Disneyland.
Mother arrested for allowing her 18-year old son and several other underage guests to drink beer at her birthday party.
August 7, 2007 at 10:40 am
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In Today’s Legal News
posted by Sam Yospe
The California state bar will begin to regulate unaccredited law schoools. Included amongst the regulations are the maintaining of records, payment of fees associated with oversight costs, and minimum library standards.
A Georgia sex offender who has been out of prison since 2006 now faces life in prison for failing to register with state officials. The reason: he is homeless.
A new trend: judicial performance evaluations to rate judges.
Judge rules that men can be charged with a hate crime for murdering a gay man despite lack of evidence that they were motivated by hatred for gays.
Big firms are finding that pro bono work is so good for business that they increasing commitments, even paying non-profits for “priority access” to pro bono cases.
Hefty abusive-driver fees in Virginia were declared unconstitutoinal by a county judge. The fees were found to iolate the guarantee of equal protection under the law because they apply only to state residents.
With over forty recognized Indian tribes in Oklahoma, a push is underway to add Indian law to the OK bar.
August 3, 2007 at 10:41 am
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JT from Tampa - August 4, 2007 at 9:16 am
“The case in Henrico General District Court involved Anthony Price, a carpet installer convicted of driving on a suspended license for the fifth time.”
1. do you think you will ever be able to collect from such a person and 2. forget the fee – why was his license suspended in the first place? DUI I would imagine, but he still thinks it is ok to drive.
Hello!!!! Is there anyone home in Virginia? We are not talking about parking tickets here.
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