Gambino Capo’s 1981 Murder Convictions Upheld by 2nd Cir.
The Second Circuit upheld the murder convictions of Bartolomeo Vernace, ruling that the three decades-old murders might have started over a spilled drink dispute, but they certainly did not hurt…
Don’t Let a Disability Crush Your Legal Career Goals
If you’re an able-bodied individual who’s beginning to slip into self-pity, consider people like Haben Girma, the first deaf and blind person to graduate from Harvard Law. Now look reassess…
Yahoo Sued Over Its Employee Ranking System, Mass Layoffs
A former Yahoo manager is challenging the tech company’s famous — or infamous, depending on where you stand — employee ranking system in federal court. Gregory Anderson, a former Yahoo…
Shkreli, World’s Most Hated Pharma Bro, Hires Celebrity Lawyer
Martin Shkreli became the world’s most hated man last fall when he raised the price of a lifesaving medication by 5451 percent overnight. It was a role he relished, saying…
Should Law Firms Hire Sales People?
Want to make it rain? Hire a rainmaker. And no, we’re not talking about a superstar lawyer able to bring on clients with millions of dollars in billings. We’re talking…
Google Sued (Again) for Scanning University Emails
Four current and former University of California, Berkeley students are suing Google, alleging that the tech company scanned Cal students’ university emails for more than four years — all while…
Dollar Dumps Most In 7 Years After Dudley Doldrums
The US Dollar Index is crashing the most since QE1 was unleashed in Q1 2009. Following The Fed’s Dudley-isms this morning desperately jawboning some dovishness back into markets, the USD…
It’s Groundhog Day Again For The Rising Rates Crowd
Via Dana Lyons’ Tumblr, Yet another attempt at rising interest rates has spectacularly fizzled out. Well, once again the critter popped its head above the surface before promptly returning to…
WE ARE BEING LIED TO,BUT HOW MUCH DO YOU EVEN CARE?
We are being lied to….The Federal Reserve has been telling us how great the economy is and how we are on track for higher rates as it continues to improve.…
“They Rape, Kill, Destroy”: Montanans Stage “Security Rally” To “Head Off” Refugee “Invasion”
Jim Buterbaugh is pissed off. Jim is from Whitehall, Montana, a sprawling metropolis of 1,038 residents. Whitehall is about a two hour car ride from Missoula, where community organizers calling…