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 Updated  Dec. 3, 2015  “PayPal gets the hypocrite of the year award!” Franklin Graham expounded in his post. “Congressman Robert Pittenger made a great point yesterday: ‘PayPal does business in 25 countries where homosexual behavior is illegal, including five countries where the penalty is death, yet they object to the North Carolina legislature overturning a […]

Nigeria’s corruption index 2006 – 2016Source; Transparency International/Nairametrics Research Transparency International just released its 2015 corruption index indicating that Nigeria came 136 out of 167 countries meaning it is the 31st most corrupt country in the world. As the chart above depicts, thought things haven’t changed much in terms of gains, it got worse under […]Read More

Lawyers often give off the impression of being flawless. But lawyers are people too, and people make silly mistakes — even reckless ones. One really big mistake can even jeopardize your license or cause you to be sued. Keep an eye out for some of the most common reasons lawyers find themselves on the wrong […]

Federal district judge William Orrick trimmed a civil rights lawsuit down to size by dismissing charges against several defendants with prejudice. But the judge let stand claims against two Sonoma County Sheriff’s officers for some rather egregious conduct. So what got them in trouble? The suit involves complaints of an officer jumping out of a […]

At least one school we know about is weathering the law school admissions storm: Harvard Law. As lesser ranked schools struggle to survive, the nation’s top law school has adopted a strategy that few others have the privilege of doing: sucking up the talent from other great schools. Transfers Into Harvard In 2015, Harvard Law […]

The status of Puerto Rico was front and center in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the justices heard arguments in Puerto Rico v. Valle. On its face, the case is about whether the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico can prosecute a criminal, already tried by the federal government, without violating the Constitution’s prohibition on double […]

On October 23rd, the Southern California Gas Company’s natural gas storage well sprung a leak in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Porter Ranch. For over two months, it has spewed gas, releasing over 80,000 metric tons of methane. No one seems able to stop it, either. While the leak pumps out thousands of tons of toxic […]Read More

Remember former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin? He was chared and convicted of corruption charges in 2014 and is currently serving his sentence in federal prison in Texas. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against Nagin, essentially laughing off his calls for a new trial based on incorrect jury instructions. The circuit […]

Stolichnaya, the famous Vodka brand that made its fame in the United States during the 80s, has been the subject of a long and bitter decades’ long suit over who owns the venerable Russian brand. Now, it looks like a minion of the Russian state can sue a group of successor companies that arose out […]

If you’re considering bringing more lawyers into your practice, hiring support staff, or just want to see how your riches measure up against your neighbors’, we’ve got good news for you. Robert Half Legal, the staffing agency, has released its 2016 Salary Guide. The guide breaks down typical salary ranges for a wide variety of […]Read More

The Supreme Court Justices will return from their long vacations this Monday, ready to kick off the Court’s October 2015 term. They’ll begin as they always do: with ritualized slaughter. Of cert petitions, that is. Monday marks the Court’s “long conference,” where the Justices sift through almost 2,000 petitions for certiorari, rejecting almost all of […]Read More