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Legal News Roundup: Edicion de Cinco de Mayo

• Is the Criminal Justice System Racist? Article in the Manhattan Institute's City Journal sidesteps issues of poverty and class to argue it is not.
• Study: Lawsuit reform has helped local economy. Of course, the Texas study was conducted by the group that advocated for the "reform."
• Shearman Eliminates General Counsel Post. A spokesperson says the firm is "returning to the more traditional structure of partner oversight over risk management."
• California attorney convicted of stalking girlfriend. Criminal defense lawyer faces up to four years in prison.
• N.Y. judge files $10M defamation suit against attorney, newspaper. Judge says lawyer was source for defamatory columns.
• Judge rules for Taser in cause-of-death decisions. Stun-gun maker targets medical examiners with lawsuits that some see as intimidation.
• Man asks court to change his name to 'In God We Trust.' We trust the judge will turn him down.
• Storied R.I. law firm to close. With roots back to at least 1818, Tillinghast Licht to wind down.
• Lords linger over extreme porn definition. The U.K. struggles with where to draw the line.
• Patent Reform Act suffers serious setback, stalled in Senate. Bill is taken off Senate's agenda, at least for now.

Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on May 5, 2008 at 11:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)