16 min ago | Northwestern University
Charges Dropped for Center on Wrongful Convictions Client
"All good. Charges dismissed." That June 17 text from the lawyer of Nicole Harris told the 31-year-old mother that she truly was free following her release from the Dwight Correction Center in February, according to a June 18 article in the Chicago Tribune.
4 hrs ago | DM News
Hold the Phone: TCPA Revises Consent Regs
Telemarketing will suffer a bit of a blow when changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 are put into effect on October 16 of this year.
8 hrs ago | Business Journal
New rankings: 10 of largest U.S. law firms have Minneapolis HQ
Ten of the largest law firms in the United States are headquartered in Minneapolis, according to new rankings from American Lawyer.
10 hrs ago | WebWire
Perkins Coie Only Law Firm Named to AARP's 'Best Employers for Workers Over 50' List
Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has been named to AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50 list.
14 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal
Christie Whitman: Honor Lautenberg by making chemical facilities safer: Opinion
In June 3, New Jersey lost a dedicated public servant in Sen. Frank Lautenberg. And while many eloquent tributes have been paid to his service, there is a more lasting way to honor the legacy of this legislator who fought hard for the health and welfare of his constituents.
19 hrs ago | Evansville Courier & Press
$2.5 million renovation of Old Post Office underway
DENNY SIMMONS / Courier & Press $2.5 million worth of renovations to the Old Post Office in Downtown Evansville are tentatively scheduled for completion in mid-September, the Redevelopment Commission was told Monday.
Murder Conviction Overturned, Prenuptial Agreement Found Invalid
In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Roy L. Reardon and William T. Russell Jr., partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, address a case construing the effect of a lengthy coercive police interrogation on a subsequent confession made in the presence of counsel.
Giddings Parents File Wrongful-Death Suit
Among other things in the federal suit, William and Karen Giddings say McDaniel deprived them of giving their daughter a proper burial by dismembering her body.
3-D Printing: New Dimension for IP Law?
Just as inkjet printers deposit drops of ink to create a document, 3-D printers lay down bits of plastic, metal, or other material to build an object.
TLC's '19 Kids and Counting' star Josh Duggar takes job at anti-gay hate group
Towleroad reported today that Josh Duggar has taken a job as an executive director of the Family Research Council .
Chicago's next US attorney faces urgent dilemma
This undated photo provided by Latham & Watkins LLP in Chicago, shows attorney Zachary Fardon.
DuPont Fabros Boosts Credit Line, Eyes Another Project
Here's an aerial view of the enormous ACC5 and ACC6 data centers developed by DuPont Fabros.
Bayside and Fox Point residents named to Chambers USA leading lawyer list
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has ranked Bayside and Fox Point residents Hugh O'Halloran and Nancy Sennett as leading lawyers in their respective fields in 2013.
Customer Interaction Solutions
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. as a member in the firm's Intellectual Property practice.
DealBook: Ex-Chairman of the F.T.C. Is Set to Join Davis Polk
Davis Polk & Wardwell has hired Jon Leibowitz, the former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, a coup for the law firm as it bolsters its increasing presence in Washington.
Jackson Lewis' JoAnna Brooks Joins Littler Mendelson
Employment law heavyweight Littler Mendelson, P.C., recently added a key partner to its San Francisco office.
Fresh from Gigamon IPO, lawyer sees uptick in stock debuts
Fresh from representing the underwriters in last week's big Gigamon IPO, Goodwin Proctor lawyer Richard Kline says that a number of companies are getting ready to go public.
Dechert fills new diversity director position
The Dechert law firm said Monday that it has hired Chantel Moore to fill the newly-created director of diversity position.
Medical Examiner Uses Shoddy Science for DNA Matching, Legal Aid Alleges
The city medical examiner's new method of singling out a suspect's DNA from the abundance of unrelated genetic material found at a crime scene is junk science and should be discontinued, the Legal Aid Society has charged.
President's plans in Northern Ireland
WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT'S OPEN TO "CREDIBLE NEGOTIATIONS" WITH N KOREA THAT WILL LEAD TO A NUCLEAR-FREE NORTH * COMMENTS COME IN RESPONSE TO A PROPOSAL BY N KOREA YESTERDAY TO HOLD HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR AND SECURITY TALKS WITH THE U.S. * OBAMA ADMIN SAYS IT HAS ALWAYS FAVORED THE DIALOGUE, BUT IT WILL JUDGE THE NORTH BY "ITS ACTIONS AND NOT ITS WORDS."