Aba Journal
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| Lawyers Must Keep Representing Murder Defendant Who Won’t Communicate With Them, Judge Rules | It's been at least a year since Jose Garcia-Morales communicated with his public defenders, if he ever did. But Shelley Ajax and Moe Spencer must continue to represent the 28-year-old murder defendant, a Washington state-court judge has ruled, denying their motion to withdraw on the basis that the attorney-client relationship has been "eviscerated," according to KNDO/KNDU and the Tri-City Herald. Franklin County Judge Carrie Runge said there was no evidence that Garcia-Morales, who doesn't even react to his lawyers even by nodding or gesturing, according to Ajax, has had a falling-out with his counsel, the newspaper reports. And if the… |
| What SCOTUS Decision Would You Like to See a Documentary or Feature Film About? | As reported in the February issue of the ABA Journal, HBO will premiere The Loving Story, a documentary about Richard and Mildred Loving of the U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, on Valentine's Day. The documentary includes historical and current interviews with the couple's lawyers, Bernard Cohen and Philip Hirschkop. The film was on the shortlist to be nominated for an Academy Award this year, but ultimately didn't make the cut. So this week, we'd like to ask you: What SCOTUS decision would you like to see a documentary or feature film about? Give us your pitches. Or if… |
Google legal news
| | Prop. 8 ruling: The legal path ahead - Los Angeles Times | |
| Powell family blames legal system, media for tragedy - Q13 FOX | |
Jurist
| | Berlusconi facing new trial on wiretap charges | [JURIST] A judge in Milan ruled Tuesday that former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi [BBC profile; JURIST news archives] will stand trial for publicly releasing a secret wiretap in 2005. The prosecution alleges that Berlusconi published the transcript of a tapped phone conversation [BBC report] in Il Giornale [media website, in Italian], a national newspaper owned by his brother. The conversation in question took place between Berlusconi's biggest political rival at the time, Piero Fassino [official website, in Italian], and... |
| EU court limits privacy rights for public figures | [JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] issued two rulings [press release] on Tuesday upholding the right of the media to report on celebrities and limiting celebrities' right to privacy. In Axel Springer AG v. Germany [judgment], the court examined whether a German actor's right to privacy was violated when a paper published a newspaper article and photos of his arrest for illegal drug possession at a public festival. The court determined that an injunction restricting publication... |
Google law
| | Naperville gives liquor law changes second look in wake of downtown stabbings - Chicago Tribune | |
| Gilman Law LLP Announces Hecla Mining Company Securities Fraud Lawsuit and ... - MarketWatch (press release) | |
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Admiralty law is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. The flag flown by a ship generally determines the source of law to be applied in admiralty cases, regardless of which court has personal jurisdiction over the parties.
Admiralty & Maritime Law
