Lawyer Who Stabbed Husband To Death As He Slept Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charge
The Nigerian lawyer, who stabbed her husband to death at about 6 a.m. on Tuesday as he slept in the southwestern city of Ibadan in Oyo State, has pleaded not…
Professor Discrimination Case Remanded by Tenth Cir.
The Tenth Circuit reversed and remanded a race employment discrimination case back to the lower court on Friday, providing an opportunity for the plaintiff to better craft his complaint against…
Will the U.S. Approve Babies With Three Genetic Parents?
In what could be an historic event in the history of American medicine, it appears that the Food and Drug Administration stands poised to approve the controversial procedures of mitochondrial…
Are In-House Departments Facing an Exodus of Talent?
Everyone good in the corporate legal department wants out. Yeah, you read that right. According to legal recruitment director Doron Paluch, in-house lawyers are looking to move into private practice…
When Does a Campaign Ad Qualify as an ‘Electioneering Communication’?
Citizens United has been vilified by the media over the yeas as the case that encapsulated the infamous “money equals speech” mantra, a statement that has been postered as the…
Asylum Lawyer Gets Hollywood Treatment as ‘Saint Judy’
A Los Angeles immigration lawyer who dedicated her life to trying difficult asylum cases is now getting what every Angeleno dreams of: a movie. Attorney Judy Wood will be the…
Women Lawyers Seek to Persuade SCOTUS With Personal Experiences
“I am an attorney because I had an abortion,” one female lawyer tells the Supreme Court. “The Court’s Webster decision, issued around the same time I was seriously considering suicide…
Your Last Minute Payrolls Preview: What Wall Street Expects
In just over half an hour, the BLS will report the latest, January jobs report which is expected to see a steep drop from December’s 292K job gain, to just…
Oil Bulls Beware: Gartman Is No Longer “Manifestly Bearish Of Oil”
There was hope for oil bulls that following yestrday’s report that “legendary oilman” T. Boone Pickens had just capitulated and liquidated all his oil holdings (days after predicting on CNBC…
PBOC Wins The Battle: Yuan Surges To Highest In 2016, Currency War Not Over
With China now closed for all intent and purpose for a week as Golden Week arrives, it appears The PBOC wanted to leave the market a message. Clear and direct…