Second quarter real GDP was reported to have increased at a 2.4% rate so that the four quarter growth was 3.2%. As the chart shows this is a very
Please welcome guest author Daniel Wanderman and photographer Liz Degen. All photos are from Liz unless otherwise noted. A big thanks to them
After a long period of bidding and negotiations, Disney has finally received a non-refundable deposit of $40 million from an investor group that
In a super judgment in January, noted by the IPKat here, Mr Justice Arnold (Chancery Division, England and Wales) held in Diageo v
In June the IPKat commented [writes his distinguished and practical friend Richard Ashmead] on a recent reference to the Court of Justice of the
Just when the IPKat thought it was safe to redirect his lynx-like ears away from Luxembourg and towards the ball-by-ball commentary on the
Indonesian onliners have been known to do great feats in the past. They have dominated the trending topic on Twitter, raised much cash for the
If you thought this whole Shirley Sherrod thing was just going to blow over, well, you’re not thinking like a lawyer interested in generating
Every Friday, we try to make things easier for you by bringing you a roundup of events going on this weekend. If you're in the mood for a little
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, Can you please offer your insight into proper etiquette for
Now is the season for chomping down on delicious crayfish, and CNNGo has highlighted some of the best places to get some already (so we won't
TUSCALOOSA—A federal judge today sentenced former Jefferson County Commissioner Gary White to 10 years in prison on 2008 convictions for
Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she said ‘We are all just prisoners here, of our own device’ And in the master’s
Some server error has severely pranked the mainstream international media. Google declared itself blocked in China for all services except for
DNA Evidence Tied Him to CrimeWASHINGTON—United States Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced that Robert Carlton Young, 50, of the District
Uyghur journalist Gheyret Niyaz was sentenced to 15 years in prison for "endangering state security" by conducting an interview with a Hong Kong
David B. Fein, United States for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN JACKSON, 42, of Middletown, pleaded guilty today before United
A week ago, we reported that Pepper Hamilton surprised its summer associates with 100% offers at a Friday lunch. Now this is a trend we hope
They've been called the worst floods in a decade, causing tens of billions of dollars in damage, killing at least 928 people and causing another
Got Star Alliance points? Then, if you like taking Shanghai Airlines flights, you'd better use up your miles before the end of October. The
Gawker posed a very inflammatory question yesterday: How Did the Owner of a Barely-Legal Teen Gossip Blog Get Into a Prestigious Law School? The
Anthony Weiner, pre-implosion * Health care bill for 9/11 first responders fails to pass the House. The bill failed to garner a 2/3rds majority.
PORTLAND, OR—Dwight Holton, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, announced today that a federal grand jury has returned separate
Well, this is pretty much my worst nightmare. Legal Profession Blog reports on the horrible story of Olufemi Nicol: The Illinois Administrator
A portrait of Judge Kozinski as a young man. * Hans Bader of CEI is fine with the bar exam — congrats to everyone who just finished, by the way
London's Metropolitan Police has launched its first ever youth website, aimed at 11- to 16-year olds. It's called Safe and it is hopeless. Click