Lawyers cautioned on ‘cashing in’ on gay marriage ruling
By Gina Passarella, From The Legal Intelligencer Last week, a Philadelphia judge denied the dissolution of an out-of-state civil union between two women who have been separated for more than a decade, dashing the pair’s hopes that Pennsylvania’s legalization of…
BBC under the microscope as culture secretary lays out Green Paper on corporation’s future
By Tim Chester from Mashable LONDON — The government laid out plans for a full review of the BBC Thursday, launching a Green Paper on the corporation’s future ahead of its charter renewal in 2016. Culture secretary John Whittingdale, who…
Cayman Islands legislation improves the trade of plants and animals
The Cayman Islands Government has commenced legislation that improves international trade in certain plants and animals. The Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) Law 2004 was passed 11 years ago, in order to have the legislation technically in place. It was…
Experts urge sparing use of nonaspirin painkillers
By Sabrina Tavernise From New York Times The Food and Drug Administration warned last week that the risk of heart attack and stroke from widely used painkillers that include Motrin IB, Aleve and Celebrex but not aspirin was greater than…
Napkin nibbler settles SEC case involving Ex-Simpson Thacher clerk
By Brian Baxter, From The Am Law Daily The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that it has formally settled its claims against mortgage banker Frank Tamayo, a cooperator in the agency’s insider trading case against former Simpson Thacher…
How not to leave a law firm
By Greg Land, From Daily Report Suit claims wiped files, missing clients, empty offices and an ‘I quit’ note Law firm dissolutions are often messy affairs, but a suit filed in Fulton County last month described the departure of two…
Judiciary in ‘disaster’ mode after OPM data breach
Zoe Tillman, From The National Law Journal Scope of breach “very unsettling,” chief judge of Washington’s federal district court said. Federal judges and judiciary employees were among the millions of federal employees whose personal information was compromised in a data…
The [US] Gun-Control Movement is borrowing the Marriage-Equality Playbook — and hoping for similar results
By Lisa Miller from New York Mag If the marriage movement were a novel, then the current moment would be its denouement. The players — activists, politicians, supporters, loved ones — have taken their victory lap and drunk their Champagne….
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MLK Concert Series take a hit
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life Once regarded as one of the best deals in Brooklyn, the annual Martin Luther King summer concert series returns with an abbreviated lineup that begins and end with only four performance dates. The…
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‘Wizard of Oz’ super-fan offers $1 million for Dorothy’s stolen ruby slippers
By Kimberly Truong From Mashable IMAGE: Rubyslippers In this April 10, 1996 file photo, the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” are shown on display during a media tour of the “America’s…
