New Amazon legal show features Milwaukee case
Amazon’s new show featuring famed Judge Judy Sheindlin, Judy Justice, takes on a Milwaukee case in episode 38.
Judge is removed from bench for allegedly letting a lawyer wear her robe and rule in some cases
A suburban Chicago judge was removed from the bench on Wednesday after allegations surfaced that she let a lawyer wear her robe and rule in at least two of her cases.
Lawyer seeks $30 million over courthouse fight
A lawyer pummeled by a district attorney’s investigator filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking more than $30 million from Orange County, Calif: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/alley-725884-crawford-lawyer.html
Law and Disorder: Judge Kozinski Won’t Read Your ‘Fat’ Or ‘Chubby’ Brief
Judge Kozinski Won’t Read Your ‘Fat’ Or ‘Chubby’ Brief
Lawyer sentenced for bringing hash oil, having sex in county jail
Lawyer sentenced for bringing hash oil, having sex in Pierce County Jail
Federal judge admonishes attorney for cursing at prosecutor
A federal judge has publicly admonished a longtime Cleveland criminal defense attorney after he swore at a prosecutor and called him profane names during a November sentencing hearing: http://bit.ly/1NoR5UM
Trial judge asks how grenade-like device works … boom
A trial in an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan was dramatically halted earlier this week after the judge asked a police officer how an explosive — that authorities say they took from the defendant — worked: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/trial_j[...]
Ill. judge: Lawyer erred in defending himself
The Homer Glen, Ill., attorney who was found guilty of trying to hire another inmate to kill his wife while he was locked up in the Will County jail has asked to represent himself again: http://bit.ly/1q42FK2
George Mason Law changing name to ASS Law
George Mason was a founding father. He was one of the men who was responsible for the Bill of Rights — he wouldn’t sign the constitution without it (or at all, ultimately). Now, the law school at the university that bears his name is changing its name to the Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University — or ASS Law:
Woman convicted of working for decade as unlicensed attorney
A former president of a county bar association in Pennsylvania has been convicted of using forged documents to pose as an estate lawyer for a decade even though she didn't have a law license.
Lawmaker imposes dress code on female witnesses
A dress code imposed by a Kansas Senate committee chairman that prohibits women testifying on bills from wearing low-cut necklines and miniskirts is drawing bipartisan ridicule from female legislators: http://bit.ly/1TbpCGt
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- Russian spies charged after targeting journalists, military, and intelligence community
- Past State Bar of Wisconsin President Ralph Milton Cagle passed away Friday
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