"Senate finally approves judge": The Record of Bergen County, New Jersey has a news update that begins, "The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a Newark federal judge's promotion to the nation's second-highest court Tuesday, five months after the Judiciary Committee decided unanimously to support his ...

On February 9, 2010, the medical malpractice lawsuit of Marshall v. Moniz, No. CL08-2018 in Circuit Court for the County of York and the Town of Poquoson, Virginia, was heard on the Defendants’ three dilatory pleadings. Plaintiff alleges that various surgery-related acts and/or omissions caused him ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a murder that was committed many years ago. No comment from me then, but a question for the newshounds:-Why, in view of the fact that the suspect was released on police bail, did the headline not read:- COP KILLER SUSPECT WALKS FREE FROM POLICE STATION

Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: Please settle this quickly-escalating dispute between me and my fiancée. She calls it a "sleazy lap dance at a strip club." I call it "humanitarian aid." Who is right? Answer: Did the ev ...

Recalls and image problems continue for Toyota, which has issued two more recalls since I wrote last week about the first unintended-acceleration defect lawsuits. This week, the automaker announced that it would recall third-generation Prius and 2010 Lexus HS 250h hybrids because of a problem with t ...

Un site développé par le canadien James Hatton et pointant à des documents disponibles typiquement sur le site du SEC aux É-U. Voir le lien. Voir le blogue en licensing du même auteur qui pointe également à sa collection de documents de référence en licensing

Introduction to Legal Research & Law Library Basics February 27, 2010 (Saturday)Instructors: SCPLL Law LibrariansThis two-part series of classes is for the non-lawyer to introduce you to the Law Library and its resources.Registration Fee: $15.00Part A - Statutes9:30am to 12:00pmLearn how to recogniz ...

I didn't even realize this was a milestone that had not yet been reached, but apparently it is:Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is recommending to President Obama that he nominate for the first time ever an openly gay male to serve on the federal bench, according to the senator’s office. The senator has ...

The Visa Bulletin for March 2010 is now available. The Department of State (DOS) issues the Visa Bulletin, which summarizes the number of available immigrant visas (green cards) according to preference categories, each month.Family-Sponsored Green Card CategoriesThe Family-Based First Preference ...

On January, 18, 2010, Governor Jon Corzine, on his last day in office, signed a measure, the “Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana” law, making New Jersey the 14th state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. Based on an nj.com article, the marijuana bill (S119) is anticipated to take effect w ...