Second Circuit Upholds Kidnapping Conviction Under Lindbergh Law

There was sufficient evidence to support a conviction in which a kidnapper used trickery to lure his victim into a minivan for the purpose of robbing and killing him, a federal appeals court held Tuesday. Source: http://www.law.com/jsp/law/sign_me_in.jsp?article=http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202653245594&rss=newswire lawyer office lawyers legal legal advice legal advice online

Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Recover Patent Defense Fees

Silicon Valley litigators applauded the rulings, while noting district judges would likely use their new discretion sparingly. Source: http://www.law.com/jsp/law/sign_me_in.jsp?article=http://www.law.com/jsp/ca/PubArticleCA.jsp?id=1202653251828&rss=newswire real estate lawyer solicitor solicitors statute law statutory law

Supreme Court hears arguments on warrantless cell phone searches

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF] Tuesday in a pair of cases dealing with warrantless searches of suspects’ cell phones. Riley v. California [transcript, PDF; JURIST report] is a state court case that involves a challenge to searching an arrested individual without a warrant. After being arrested, police … Continue reading →

Slovenia court upholds corruption sentence for former PM

[JURIST] A Slovenian appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction and two-year sentence of former prime minister Janez Jansa [personal website]. Jansa was convicted of corruption [JURIST report] in June along with two others for soliciting bribes while signing a defense contract with the Finnish company Patria for a supply of armored vehicles. Investigators believe … Continue reading →

Newsflash: The Police And Victims Have Access To Craigslist

There’s something to be said for doing things the old-fashioned way. For example, when you steal stuff, visit your local fence. Maybe it’ll decrease your profit margin, but you get one-stop shopping, and you know who you’re doing business with. This gent went new-school with Craigslist. Like many thieves before him, things didn’t work out … Continue reading →

Can You Really Get Busted For Walking Down The Street With A Bible?

Yes, you can get busted for walking down the street with a Bible. And yes, of course there is more to the story. As reported by The Bradenton Herald: The Bradenton Police Department detained a naked man after he was spotted walking in the 1100 block of Martin Luther King Avenue West at 12:09 a.m. Sunday, … Continue reading →

New York Rep. Michael Grimm Indicted On 20 Counts

Rep. Michael Grimm of New York turned himself in to face federal charges related to a health food restaurant he ran before he was elected to Congress. The Republican congressman says he’s innocent and plans to run for re-election this fall, but Democrats have have high hopes of flipping the last GOP-held seat in New … Continue reading →

The Best of the Plaintiffs Bar

These 19 firms are at the cutting edge of plaintiffs’ work — and are giving defense players a run for their money. Source: http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202624154645?rss=rss_nlj criminal injury lawyers criminal justice lawyer criminal law criminal law cases criminal laws

Can Feds Use Sarbanes-Oxley to Hook a Fisherman? Supreme Court to Decide

Zumapress.com There is something fishy going on with a landmark accounting law. The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether prosecutors can use the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance law, which makes it a crime to destroy records, to target a fisherman for allegedly throwing undersized red grouper overboard to destroy evidence he had illegally … Continue reading →

Legal Ethics and Cybersecurity

Since 2009, the FBI has warned that law firms have cybersecurity problems with potentially far-reaching consequences. Changes to ethical rules, as a result of the American Bar Association’s Ethics 20/20 effort, have clarified that keeping up with technology is a component of attorney competence. Where do ethics rules and cybersecurity measures intersect? In this episode … Continue reading →