From Reuters:

“Two Florida lawyers on Monday lost a U.S. Supreme Court appeal that argued the state violated their free-speech rights by disciplining them for their television advertisements featuring a pit bull dog.

“The case involved a pair of Fort Lauderdale personal injury lawyers whose advertisements showed a spike-collared pit bull in their law

A profile of lawyer bloggers from yesterday’s Denver Post.…

The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court exists to provide judicial authorization for intelligence search and surveillance activities within the United States. The Federation of American Scientists has compiled this list of the court’s members.…

From Harper’s Magazine cartoonist Mr. Fish.…

Our legal news podcast Coast to Coast this week looks at the gender gap in the legal profession. Joining us to discuss this issue are:

I noted last year the oral argument webcasts of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Now, Boston Globe reporter Jonathan Saltzman has the story of how the webcase is serving as a vital link for an ailing SJC jurist. Justice Martha B. Sosman, diagnosed last year with breast cancer, relies on the…

I wrote last April about the launch of the pop-legal magazine Justice. Now the New York Post reports that it ceased publishing last Friday. But the magazine’s editor, Randall Lane, told the Post he hoped to keep operating the magazine’s Web site.…

Shaun Martin has the dirty details at California Appellate Report. Says he:

“Obviously I have to talk about any case that begins with the opening line: ‘This case presents the question whether it is a crime under California state law to urinate in public.'”…

The folks at TechnoLawyer today launched their first new newsletter since 2002, called TechnoReview. Company President Neil J. Squillante writes:

“Unlike traditional product reviews, which provide just one person’s opinion, TechnoReview features several opinions. For each issue, we interview 4-6 users of a product or service, and then weave their feedback into a

FindLaw today introduced a Civil Rights Center aimed at helping the public learn about civil rights and discrimination law. The site provides articles, laws and other information on racial, gender and disability discrimination as well as sections focused on employment and housing discrimination and enforcement of civil rights.…

Do corporate executives face greater risk of criminal liability under Sarbanes-Oxley if their companies develop and distribute code licensed under the GNU general public license? A new whitepaper by the Software Freedom Law Center says no.…

Did you know that Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy has recruited a former Playboy model as an associate? Well, you would if you read RollOnFriday, a site offering “news, views and gossip” on London law firms, including reports on the salaries they pay “and everything else the slightly bored solicitor requires.” News…