Slate.com presents a nice set of charts on the issue of growing income inequality. It seems there is a reasonable debate to be had about whether this is a good or bad thing. The political debate goes something like this. Republicans either disclaim the growing gap (e.g., the data, as seen below, exc ...

Feminist Wire (Ms. Magazine): Ashtiani Controversy Heats Up Between Iran and European Union: The European Union traded barbs with Iran today regarding the case of Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani, an Iranian woman who was convicted of adultery and originally sentenced to...

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern has ordered that Rysher Entertainment LLC must pay Don Johnson Productions approximately $28.5 million in pre-judgment interest. In addition to a jury’s $23.2 million verdict from July, the total judgment amounts to...

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] Wednesday affirmed [opinion, PDF] a district court's dismissal of a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] against a Boeing subsidiary in connection with its alleged role in the Central In ...

Selected articles concerning employment related issues noted by law firmsSource: The Lexology newsfeed[New users can register free of charge at www.lexology.com/account/register.aspx]Telecom privacy newsArent Fox LLPAs part of the draft of a law governing workplace privacy, Germany has proposed plac ...

Here's something to think about ... did you do all the things you need to do before saying "I Do?" More than a ring, white dress, and flower-filled ceremony, getting married is a legal contract that two people enter into, and a partnership where love law meets marriage law. There are legal benefits ...

Last week, Cameron LNG, LLC filed an application to amend  FERC's authorization to import LNG granted pursuant to Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act. Cameron LNG proposes to export up to 250 Bcf of foreign-sourced LNG over a two year period. The application is available in the FERC eLibrary ...

Last week, Cameron LNG, LLC filed an application to amend  FERC's authorization to import LNG granted pursuant to Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act. Cameron LNG proposes to export up to 250 Bcf of foreign-sourced LNG over a two year period. The application is available in the FERC eLibrary ...

A new state police effort in Chicago known as a “Combined Corridor Enforcement” will get underway this month in an effort to catch drivers engaging in several common distracted driving actions. According to My Fox Chicago the project will focus on what are known at the “Fatal Five” violations: spee ...

William McGurn, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal explores the need for pension reform to reform education. McGurn argues that [w]hen it comes to shaking up the status quo, however, the most potent education reform may be the one thats too often considered a side issue: pension reform. Thats r ...