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Ohio Supreme Court Disbars County Judge
submitted by savio2791 65 days ago (via law.com)
In a move rare in Ohio and across the country, the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday disbarred a county judge accused of money laundering and other ethics violations. With the court's action, Highland County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Hoskins becomes the first sitting judge in modern judicial history in Ohio to be removed from the bench. Hoskins' misconduct "caused incalculable harm to the public per
 
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DOJ Seeks Lawyers for Guantanamo Cases
submitted by savio2791 65 days ago (via law.com)
be assigned to clean up or augment the government's evidence.
 
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Calif. Bar Proposes New Rule Cracking Down on Resignations
submitted by savio2791 65 days ago (via law.com)
A disciplinary committee of the State Bar of California is proposing a new rule that would require attorneys to face perjury charges if, in voluntarily resigning, they fail to state any criminal charges or convictions against them. The proposal comes after an attorney in La Mesa, Calif., was alleged to have failed to report a guilty plea in his submission to voluntarily resign from the State Bar.
 
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2nd Circuit Upholds Convictions in Terror Financing Sting
submitted by savio2791 65 days ago (via law.com)
The 2nd Circuit tackled two cases of first impression Wednesday as it upheld the conviction of two men in a terror financing sting operation. The court set the standard for determining what relevant classified information a criminal defendant is entitled to in discovery and addressed the "propriety and standard of review of motions to intervene in a criminal case."
 
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A Revolution in Online Legal Content
submitted by savio2791 65 days ago (via law.com)
As summer associates struggle to answer obscure research questions over the next couple of months, they may find an answer to their late-night prayers in JD Supra, a free online service that provides access to legal documents including memoranda, briefs and unpublished court decisions.
 
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ITV's Legal Chief Broadcasts Change
submitted by savio2791 65 days ago (via law.com)
ITV's new legal chief Andrew Garard has already hit the ground running, ushering in internal changes, beginning an adviser review and facing a baptism of fire thanks to the broadcaster's Ofcom investigation. Garard's role as a hands-on counsel, involved in the business of the broadcaster, is indicative of a new breed of legal chiefs aiming to take a broader role within their employer rather than a
 
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And Now, Some Good News About the Legal Job Market
submitted by savio2791 65 days ago (via law.com)
Is it possible that the legal job market is finally getting better? That's the suggestion from Thursday's unemployment report from the Labor Department. After suffering three months of job losses, the legal industry saw employment nudge up slightly with an addition of 300 people, a 0.3 percent increase. It's not a huge climb, to be sure, but for associates and legal staffers worried about their jo
 
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Lawyers Face New Trial Over Fen-Phen Settlement
submitted by savio2791 65 days ago (via law.com)
Two lawyers accused of defrauding their clients in a diet-drug settlement of $65 million were sent back to jail Thursday after a jury deadlocked and a federal judge declared a mistrial. The jury had considered the case against suspended lawyers William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr. for eight days, and twice in two days sent out notes indicating it was stumped. A third defendant, Melbourne Mil
 
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Change Ahead for Law School Rankings?
submitted by savio2791 65 days ago (via law.com)
may change how it calculates its law school rankings -- and some deans aren't happy about it. The magazine is considering pooling part-time students' scores after hearing claims that some schools move students with lower grades and test scores into part-time programs so they can report better data, said the magazine's director of data research. Deans warn that a slot on the list is so important t
 
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A Rare DOJ Mea Culpa in High Court Child Rape Case
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responsibility?
 
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