In Boston, U.S. District Judge William Young yesterday declared the federal sentencing guidelines unconstitutional, according to the Associated Press via the Boston Globe:

“In a scathing criticism of the current system for handing out punishment for defendants convicted of federal crimes, a judge on Monday declared the federal sentencing guidelines unconstitutional.

“In a series

Good Harbor Beach this morning, just down the road from where I live.

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From Mediabistro, this good article on blogs as “the best thing to hit public relations since the advent of the fax machine.”…

OK, I am going to give Gmail a whirl. It has some promising features, such as its focus on searching over sorting and its contextual grouping of messages, so that a message and all its follow-ups are displayed together. Send me a message, if you’d like, using my last name at gmail.com.…

Finally some rationality in the spate of DirecTV piracy suits:

“In a setback to DirecTV’s fight against satellite piracy, a federal appeals panel on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the company cannot sue people under a wiretapping law just because they possess cards allowing them to intercept its signal.”…

From 1850, Abraham Lincoln’s notes for a law lecture are timely today. Some excerpts:…

Having recently returned from the Indiana State Bar Association’s Solo and Small Firm Conference, I cannot urge you strongly enough, if you are anywhere in the vicinity of Oklahoma City on June 24 to 26, to attend the Oklahoma Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference. Jim Calloway has put together…

I/P Updates is a new blog from William F. Heinze of the Atlanta IP firm Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley. Bill provides news and information “for the sophisticated intellectual property practitioners.”

Bill’s firm is a member of the Association of Patent Law Firms, and he pointed me to another blog by…

Micah Buchdahl, otherwise known as the Internet Marketing Attorney, today released his annual Internet Marketing Attorney Awards, featuring thumbnail reviews and scores for the Web sites of each of the 250 largest law firms in the United States. Buchdahl also reviews 25 of the best sites of small- to mid-sized firms and…

In Indiana the next few days for the Indiana State Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Conference. Stop by if you’re in the Lafayette area.…

Ron Friedmann has updated his list of online legal services — law firms, law departments and private companies that use the Web to deliver advice, guidance or legal training to clients. This is a fascinating resource that I had not seen before. In his Strategic Legal Technology blog, Ron offers some

There is a new version 1.3 of Spybot Search & Destroy, one of the best spyware removal tools for PCs, and free to boot. Unlike with earlier updates, the developers recommend uninstalling earlier versions and installing this latest version clean.…