Articles Posted in August, 2006

An interesting opinion for lawyers today from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. In Commonwealth v. Bryant, the court held that a lawyer lacked standing to challenge the seizure of computer files from his law firm. Based in part on those files, the lawyer was convicted of conspiracy to commit larceny of insurance…

A new Web site launched by the U.S. Department of Justice is intended to help members of the armed forces protect their legal rights. The site, Servicemembers.gov, provides information on three laws enacted to protect members of the armed forces and veterans:…

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals now offers an RSS feed for its opinions and a podcast feed for its oral arguments. Find them both at the court’s RSS page. According to The Third Branch, the federal courts newsletter, it is the first federal appeals court to offer RSS feeds.

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At least, that’s what the announcement says about Truethinker, a Web service unveiled yesterday for organizing bookmarks and research. TrueThinker emphasizes four features:…

Whatever became of the Sept. 11 plaintiffs who opted for litigation rather than file claims through the federal compensation fund? In Sunday’s Boston Globe, reporter Sacha Pfeiffer has a must-read follow-up: Sept. 11 plaintiffs wait for answers, resolution.…

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton, known to many in her role as editor-in-chief of the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Management magazine, has launched a blog, Blank Sheet of Paper. Merrilyn is president (for another month) of the College of Law Practice Management. She was a founder and one-time president of the Legal…

Is Asia the next frontier for U.S. lawyers? On this week’s legal-affairs podcast Coast to Coast, my cohost J. Craig Williams and I discuss doing business in Asia with two lawyers who have first-hand experience:

Via The Scout Report, the International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law:

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Who would have known that Al Nye the Lawyer Guy is also Al Nye The Funny Guy? Sure enough, Al recently did two nights of stand-up comedy at a Portland, Maine, comedy club, with coaching from another lawyer/comedian, Karen Morgan. Next time, Al, let us know in advance!…

The American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation has launched a podcast, Litigation Podcast: Tips & Tactics for the Practicing Trial Lawyer. The first episode, Managing Privilege, discusses real-world situations involving privileged communications. The podcast is also available through iTunes.…

Thanks again to Kevin O’Keefe, this time for tipping me off to the beta of Blogger’s new version. Unfortunately — given how long we’ve had to wait for this — Blogger for now is limiting the number of users who can switch over. If you are a Blogger user who is among the…

It took Kevin O’Keefe to help me read between the lines and realize that Denise Howell will host the new This Week in Law podcast on the This Week in Tech podcast network.…