Aba Journal
|
| 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
| | Vatican prosecutor says bishops must uphold laws to protect victims of sexual abuse | [JURIST] The Vatican [official website] sex crimes prosecutor warned bishops on Wednesday that they must follow rules in place for protecting victims of sexual abuse in the church or they risk being sanctioned. Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the church appointed prosecutor in the ongoing clergy sex abuse [JURIST news archive] scandals, issued his warning at a symposium of bishops, the purpose of which was to begin formulating guidelines to keep children safe. In February 2010, the Vatican unveiled church procedures [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... |
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) | |
Law directory of Italian lawyers, attorneys, law firms, and legal services from Italy.
Italian Law
WORLD - Non-English Legal Resources 
