Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP has been recognized as the California State Bar President’s 2010 Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year. The prestigious...
Second Prop. 8 case Expedited
The Ninth Circuit Court on Tuesday morning ordered an expedited review of a second appeal on California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage — a...
News Corp. Gave $1 million to GOP Governor’s Assoc.
(NYT) News Corp., owner of the Fox network, Fox News and newspapers including the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal, gave $1 million...
Blagojevich found Guilty on only 1 of 24 Counts, Jury Deadlocked on others
(NYT) Prosecutors here once said that the conduct of Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, was so despicable it would make Abraham Lincoln...
Shock Jock Turner Guilty of Threatening Judges
(CNN) Hal Turner, an online radio "shock jock" and blogger, was convicted on Friday of threatening to kill three federal judges in Chicago, Illinois, in...
Noteholders Give Blockbuster an Extension
(Law360) In an ongoing attempt to stave off a bankruptcy filing, DVD rental giant Blockbuster Inc. has secured an extension from its debt holders, giving the...
California Appeals Court Revives Case Alleging Carcinogen in Grilled Chicken
(Law360) A California appeals court has revived a case that alleges the chicken-grilling process used by McDonald’s Corp., TGI Friday’s Inc. and other restaurant chains creates...
South Carolina Democratic Senate Candidate Indicted
(AP) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Longshot Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene was indicted Friday on two charges, including a felony charge of showing pornography to...
Chicago Charter Schools Running a Deficit
(NYT) Even as the Obama administration promotes charter schools as a way to help raise the academic performance of the nation’s students, half of Chicago’s charter...
Google Denies Selling out on Net Neutrality
(AP) – Google tried to derail talk that it has "sold out" on the idea of insuring all data is treated equally when it comes to...
NFL Mull Rules for Unscrupulous Agents
(AP)—A group of prominent college football coaches joined in a conference call with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the NCAA and others to address problems with...
Williams College Ranked Best in US
(Reuters) A small private Massachusetts college ranked first in a report on the best U.S. colleges in 2010, beating Ivy League contenders such as Harvard and...
Judge Keeps Gay Weddings on Hold for Now
(Seattle Times) Gay and lesbian couples can resume marrying in California next week, a federal judge ruled Thursday, unless a higher court steps in. Chief U.S. District...
Blagojevich Jurors report that they are Stalled
(AP) A new message from the jury weighing the fate of Rod Blagojevich provided a few clues Thursday about their deadlock in deliberations, stirring speculation...
Court of Appeal Rebuffs CA Governor’s Appeal
(ABC) A state appellate court has denied Gov. Schwarzenegger's appeal to overturn a lower court's ruling blocking his executive order mandating furloughs for some 150,000 state workers. The...