It’s plaintiffs’ turn to attack BP deal
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Attorneys worry that claims-accounting shift will freeze out many of their clients. Plaintiffs lawyers have turned to the courts to fight changes to the $9.2 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement that they warn…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Tilting at Windmills: Justices preside over mock trial of Don Quixote
By Tony Mauro, From Legal Times U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg played the role of chief justice in Washington on Monday night, presiding over a mock proceeding convened to decide whether Don Quixote—the Man of La Mancha—was so…
9 things we’re so grateful mom taught us about money
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Today is the day we pause to reflect on everything our mothers have given us, from kisses on scraped knees and comfortable laps to sit on, to financial wisdom that has the power to…
Latin American and Caribbean Advocacy Fellowship Program on Drug Policy Reform
Open Society Institute From University of Minnesota Global Notes DEADLINE MAY 29, 2015 see http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/latin-american-and-car… Latin American and Caribbean Advocacy Fellowship Program on Drug Po… Download the complete guidelines. 259.03 KB pdf The objectives of the fellowship include the…
ILO and Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean launch new course in labour diplomacy
From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean, in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), has created a new module in labour diplomacy. It is one of a series of diplomacy courses…
Yahoo taps Gibson to go after reporter’s source on tell-all book
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. took an aggressive and potentially risky step last week when it sued a former employee for allegedly leaking confidential company information to a reporter. The suit, filed by lawyers…
Geraldo Rivera: ABC fired me over a $200 donation
By Courtney Coren From Newsmax Geraldo Rivera says that he was fired by ABC because he donated $200, and he wants to know why George Stephanopoulos is being treated so differently by the same network. “In 1985, after fifteen great…
Laptops are not searchable like handbags, Judge tells Feds
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times Korean businessman wins Fourth Amendment challenge in D.C. federal court Federal agents do not have unlimited power to search laptops and other electronic devices without a warrant at the border, including airports, a federal…
Around a warm fire in freezing Namibia
By Trey Ratcliffe From Stuck In Customs A BUNCH OF PHOTOS OF ME IN ACTION I just checked this link and saw an absolute ton of photos of me. I am not very photogenic and I always cringe a little…
