Top Stories of the Week: Layoffs Sonnenschein Acknowledges Layoffs of 37 Lawyers, 87 Staffers May 28, 2008, 05:29 am CDT “Updated: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal is laying off 37 lawyers and 87 staff members, spread across practice groups and offices. Twenty-seven of the lawyers are associates, six are partners and…
From: Findlaw Breaking Documents May 28, 2008; Suspect’s Constitutional Rights Not Violated, Even If Prohibited By State Law VIRGINIA V. MOORE “(U.S. Supreme Ct., April 23, 2008) – Police did not violate a suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights when they made an arrest based on probable cause but prohibited by state…
Top ten stories: Family Law Wife Sues Husband for Share of Secret $600K Lottery Win May 12, 2008, 02:29 pm CDT “It was a secret that surely could not be kept for long. But Arnim Ramdass allegedly tried. The airline mechanic, 52, disconnected the phone line at home and forbade…
From: Breaking Documents, Findlaw May 15, 2008. California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban IN RE: MARRIAGE CASES “(Calif. Supreme Court, May 15, 2008) – California’s highest court rules that the state’s treatment of same-sex couples differently by failing to designate a gay or lesbian couple’s official union a ‘marriage’…
“A newly disclosed Justice Department legal memorandum, written in March 2003 and authorizing the military’s use of extremely harsh interrogation techniques, offers what could be a revealing clue in an unsolved mystery: What responsibility did top Pentagon and Bush administration officials have for abuses committed by American troops at the…