Pollitt's lawyer berates Southbury selectman (Republican-American)

SOUTHBURY A lawyer for convicted rapist David Pollitt has asked selectmen to review whether it was appropriate for First Selectman Mark A.R. Cooper to issue a Code Red alert after Pollitt was arrested two weeks ago.

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Maltese lawyer nominated for 'European of the Year' award (Times of Malta)

Maltese human rights lawyer Katrine Camilleri has been nominated for the 'European of the Year' award a year after netting the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Award.

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Alleged fake lawyer pleads not guilty (Crookston Daily Times)

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A man accused of impersonating a lawyer in federal courts in at least 10 states has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges.

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Feds: Pa. lawyer faked will after brothers death (The Daily American)

PHILADELPHIA A prominent criminal lawyer cut from his brothers will helped produce fakes after the brother and sister-in-law died in a plane crash, federal authorities charged.

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Lawyer's remarks on Attorney-General's office (Times of Malta)

My attention has been drawn to the fact that on August 1 The Times reported ('109 days in preventive custody') that a lawyer "vociferously" claimed "lack of experience" by lawyers working in my office.

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French rapper cleared of libelling police to face new trial: lawyer (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A public prosecutor has lodged an appeal against the acquittal of a French rapper sued by the state for libel after he branded the police murderers, the singer's lawyer said Sunday.

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Lawyer faces witness-tampering charge in drug case (The Journal News)

LEWISBORO - A Waccabuc lawyer is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday to face accusations that he plotted to harm witnesses' family members in a case where he represented a reputed drug kingpin.

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Lawyer argues lawsuit over UA football e-mail moot (The Morning News)

LITTLE ROCK -- A lawsuit questioning whether a University of Arkansas football fan's profanity-laced e-mail to former quarterback Mitch Mustain was properly investigated is irrelevant because the key players have left their positions, a lawyer for the university argued Thursday before the state Supreme Court.

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Rocking for legal charities

It's that time of year again -- time for lawyers to put down their legal pads and briefcases and pick up their guitars or drum sticks to jam with their colleagues!

The sixth annual Attractive Nuisance Tour --"ANT" as it's affectionately known in the legal community -- will be held Friday, Oct. 3, at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis. The event is a benefit rock concert featuring bands that include at least one lawyer or law student. You might be surprised to discover who among your professional colleagues has a totally separate, secret life as a rock star, or at least as a rock star wannabe ...

Proceeds of the show benefit two legal service organizations, the Minnesota Justice Foundation and the Hennepin County Bar Foundation. The MJF sponsors and funds law student summer clerkships at Legal Aid offices and public interest organizations in Minnesota. The Hennepin County Bar Foundation supports programs that facilitate legal services to people of limited resources, among other services.

You can go and enjoy the music -- and contribute to a worthy cause while doing it -- for just $20. VIP tickets are available for $60 and include a T-shirt, preferred seating and appetizers. For more information, click here. To buy tickets, contact Joy at (612) 752-6614 or by e-mail at joy@hcba.org.

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RIAA Seeks Sanctions Against File-Sharing Lawyer (GigaLaw.com)

A lawyer who is known for defending individuals accused of peer-to-peer sharing of copyrighted works over the Internet is now on the hot seat himself.

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Why run when you can walk?

While assembling our judicial election website, I noticed that several challengers are running because of their distaste for the governor's selection process. For these folks, yesterday's news must've been particularly bitter.

To fill two vacancies in the 4th Judicial District, the Commission on Judicial Selection named Gov. Tim Pawlenty's own counsel, Karen A. Janisch, as one of four finalists.

Kinda makes you wonder why someone would bother spending all that time and money on a campaign and on another level why we bother with judicial elections in the first place.

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Citizens' meeting lacking one thing: citizens

Last night we attended what was promoted as a "community listening session" in Eagan that was meant to engender discussion about racial fairness and how residents of Minnesota's First Judicial District perceive the justice system where they live.

Despite aggressive efforts by the meeting organizers to get the word out, only one of the 25 or so people in attendance was a member of the community who didn't have a tie to law enforcement, the courts, or the corrections system. Unfortunately, as those in attendance acknowledged, coming to such a meeting is a tall order for a lot of the people for whom it would be the most relevant: the growing numbers of minority and working-class residents of Dakota County. On a rainy Tuesday evening, many of those folks are likely to be either working, watching their kids, or reluctant to leave the comfort of home after a long day.

The meeting's organizers (The First Judicial District Equal Justice Committee and the Minnesota Judicial Branch Racial Fairness Committee) are all ears when it comes to hearing from members of the community about how relationships between citizens and the courts can improve. But the people need to speak out on those issues, whether that means getting on the phone to the court office or making times for meetings such as this one. The judicial system has shown its willingness to meet the people it serves halfway.

Minnesota Lawyer will run a more extensive article in its next issue about some of the issues and trends discussed at the meeting.

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Advocates calls for stronger community response to sex trafficking

The Advocates for Human Rights has issued a Sex Trafficking Needs Assessment for the State of Minnesota that finds that Minnesotans are facing a huge challenge in creating an adequate community response to the problem of sex trafficking in the state. As announced at a press conference yesterday by Cheryl Thomas, director of The Advocates Womens Program, among the groups recommendations are:

That the federal definition of sex trafficking be amended to exclude the requirement of force, fraud and coercion consistent with the Minnesota law;

That Minnesota law be changed to include all victims of commercial and sexual exploitation, not just those cases where there is sexual contact or penetration involved;

That there be a widespread effort to provide training and awareness on the issue and that the Legislature provide funding for this purpose;

That there be increased funding to meet these needs of sex trafficking victims and training to ensure that service providers have the expertise to respond effectively in assisting trafficked persons; and

That prosecution of sex traffickers and patrons be prioritized at all levels of law enforcement local, state and federal and that the sentencing guidelines be amended to increase sentences for these crimes, and that officials prioritize the protection and assistance of trafficked persons over their arrest and prosecution.

The report was prepared at the request of the states Gerald D. Vick Human Trafficking Task Force and was to be presented to the task force today at a conference in St. Paul. The task force will meet in October to discuss recommendations to the Commissioner of Public Safety. On Thursday, Sept. 25, the University of St. Thomas School of Law will hold its fall law journal symposium on Human Trafficking: Global and National Responses to the Cries for Freedom, although registration for that event is closed.

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Transgender Plaintiff Wins Verdict Against Library of Congress

A former Army Special Forces commander passed over for a job as a terrorism analyst at the Library of Congress because he was changing genders won a discrimination lawsuit. Judge James Robinson of Federal District Court ruled that the Library of Congress had engaged in sex discrimination against Diane Schroer of Alexandria, Va., formerly known as David Schroer. The library was initially enthusiastic about the hire, Judge Robinson said in his decision, adding, “The library revoked the...

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Pa. treasurer's race pits lawyer vs. finance pro (Centre Daily Times)

A bond lawyer and a venture capitalist are competing for the open seat of state treasurer - and with it the power to manage billions of taxpayer dollars - in the Nov. 4 election.

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Lawyer wants Justice Sabio disbarred (Sun Star)

A LAWYER has asked the tribunal to order the suspension of Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Jose Sabio Jr. from the practice of law in connection with the his commission of improprieties related to the Meralco ownership-case.

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Pa. treasurer's race pits lawyer vs. finance pro (WFMJ Youngstown)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A bond lawyer and a venture capitalist are competing to be the next state treasurer. Republican Tom Ellis and Democrat Rob McCord would be first-timers in Harrisburg, having never served in office at the state level.

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Lawyer hasnt filed report in district spending probe (The Des Moines Register)

More than a year after Des Moines school officials hired a lawyer to answer state charges that they broke competitive bidding laws on a construction project, no report has been filed and no bills have been submitted for legal work.

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The Presidential Candidates on HR Issues

As promised, here is additional information regarding what each of the presidential candidates plans to do with regard to workplace and HR issues.  This information is taken directly from the candidates' respective campaign websites without any editing or alteration whatsoever.John McCainJohn McCain is calling for National Commission on Workplace Flexibility and Choice. This Commission would bring together a bi-partisan set of leaders representing workers, small and large employers,...

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Think you've got the answers to judicial elections? Take the MWL quiz

No legal group in Minnesota makes more of an effort to distribute useful information about the judicial races to voters than does Minnesota Women Lawyers. For example, the group maintains a website, "Judges & Politics Don't Mix" (www.dontmix.org) and puts out a regular newsletter during campaign season, "MWL Judicial Election News."

Public information efforts like MWL's are valuable. Since judicial elections tend not to get a lot of media attention, many voters find these races quizzical. And speaking of quizzes, MWL recently devised one to teach the public about judicial races. Click here to give it a try. Participants have a chance to win a valuable prize. (See the quiz site for details.)

So how did your truly do? I actually got a few of them wrong despite thinking myself fairly attuned to the topic area. It is an entertaining way to learn more about some issues of vital importance to the judiciary (and everyone else, for that matter). Give the quiz a shot -- and perhaps pass along the link to some members of the public who want to learn about judicial elections in Minnesota.

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Bangladesh's feuding former PMs to bury hatchet: lawyer (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Bangladesh's two feuding ex-premiers have agreed to meet next month to try to end their decades-long battle before polls slated for December, a lawyer who defended the leaders said Saturday.

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Daniel J. Boyle of Framingham, retired lawyer, 83 (Boston Herald)

Daniel J. Boyle of Framingham, a retired lawyer, died Friday at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. He was 83. Born and raised in Peabody, he lived in Danvers for...

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Lawyer Contracts Herpes, Sues Everyone (Gothamist)

Frederick Tanne has filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife, her lover and her father, claiming that she passed along to him herpes that she contracted during an affair. Tanne, a big shot financial lawyer says that Robert Stocker, an accountant his wife Amy was having an affair with, knowingly gave her the virus . He then claims that her father, a doctor, covered it up and secretly prescribed ...

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Lawyer, Businessman, Retired Prof Vie For Treasurer (WTAE-TV Pittsburgh)

A bond lawyer, a venture capitalist and a retired professor are competing to become the next state treasurer.

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Smith custody row: Lawyer threatens to present source (GMA News)

MANILA, Philippines - Civil lawyer Harry Roque Jr. has threatened to present to media his informant who had leaked the information that convicted rapist Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith is no longer detained at United States Embassy in Manila.

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ADA Amendments Act Working Its Way Through Congress

A large, bipartisan group of senators signed on as co-sponsors of the ADA Amendments Act (S.3406) which was introduced August 1. The bill will strengthen the protections of the original Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed in 1990.Sens. Tom Harkin, D. Iowa, and Orrin Hatch, R. Utah, led the effort to sign on 66 senators as co-sponsors of the bill.  With so many co-sponsors, there is a good chance that the Senate leadership will bring the bill to the floor to a vote.The...

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More Supreme Court Employment Law Activity this Week

Two interesting cases are being argued this week in the Supreme court:On Tuesday, the Court is scheduled to hear argument in Gomez-Perez v. Potter (06-1321), on whether the Age Discrimination in Employment Act bars retaliation by public employers for the filing of age discrimination complaints.On Wednesday, the Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in CBOCS West v. Humphries (06-1431), on whether employees may bring race retaliation claims under 42 USC 1981.In Gomez-Perez v....

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Ex-Prison Psychologist Deserves New Trial On Sex Charge, Lawyer Tells High Court (The Morning News)

LITTLE ROCK -- A former Arkansas prison psychologist convicted of having sex with a severely depressed and suicidal state inmate deserves a new trial because the state failed to prove her confession was voluntary, her lawyer argued Thursday before the state Supreme Court.

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Suu Kyi 'Malnourished' After Refusing Food Supplies - Lawyer (Nasdaq)

YANGON (AFP)--Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is malnourished after refusing most food supplies for four weeks, her lawyer said Monday after meeting her doctor.

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Lawyer: Woman In Police Body-Slam Was Drunk (WNBC)

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A government lawyer said a woman was drunk and interfering with police when an officer body-slammed her and knocked her unconscious.

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Lawyer: Former Norfolk assessor acted legally (The Register Citizen)

NORFOLK - The lawyer representing the town of Norfolk vindicated a former town assessor who resigned last month after a handful of residents accused her of wrongdoing. Attorney Lisa Zaccardelli wrote a letter addressed to Norfolk First Selectman Susan Dyer dated Sept. 4 to address whether Norfolk assessor Barbara Bigos had the legal authority to make adjustments based upon her education, ...

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A Holiday for Workers

How Labor Day Came About"Labor Day differs in every essential from the other holidays of the year in any country," said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day...is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or...

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Judicial campaign conduct committee's idea is food for thought

The Minnesota State Bar Association committee monitoring the conduct of judicial campaigns has an interesting idea -- get together with the opposing candidates over a meal.

Detroit Lakes attorney David Stowman, the chair of the MSBA Judicial election Campaign Conduct Committee, recently explained it this way to Minnesota Lawyer's Michelle Lore: "When people get together face to face and they get to know each other on a personal basis, it's more difficult for them to have a nasty campaign. I don't see any downside in doing and I think some good might come of it."

Hmmm. Well, the words "food fight" do come to mind ... But assuming the candidates mind their table manners, it's an intriguing concept.

If a lunch can't be arranged for logistical or other reasons, the committee will try to coordinate a conference call.

Stowman also said he plans to contact the candidates who lost in Tuesday's judicial primary to get their input on the committee and how it might be improved.

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Plaintiff Awarded $46 Million Dollar Verdict in Retaliation Case

An Ohio jury recently awarded the largest verdict in Ohio history -- $46.7 million -- to a man who they said was wrongfully fired last year.  This is the largest employment verdict I have seen, possibly ever.  Ronald Luri, 55, accused Republic Services Inc. of retaliation and of forging documents critical of his job performance after he refused to fire three of his employees -- all about 60 years old -- on the grounds that such actions would constitute age-discrimination. The jury...

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Obama on The Dignity of Work

Barack Obama recently spoke at some length regarding his views regarding labor and workplace issues.  The video of his remarks is included below.  Leave a comment and tell us what you think.P.S. I am looking for video of McCain addressing work-related issues and will post it up as soon as I find it.    

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Supreme Court: EEOC Intake Questionnaire Counts as a Formal Charge

In Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki, the United State Supreme Court ruled that the EEOC's Intake Questionnaire adequately meets the requirements of a "Charge" to trigger an employee's rights to sue his or her employer in court. The plaintiff submitted to the EEOC an Intake Questionnaire with an affidavit contending that her employer was engaging in age discrimination. The EEOC did nothing with the Questionnaire for six months. The employer was not notified and no charge number was assigned....

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Inability of Small Company Employees to Get Health Insurance Gains Attention from Congress

As the number of people without health insurance continues to rise, many states and Congress have begun to focus on one of the biggest causes: the growing number of small business owners and their workers who are unable to afford coverage.Congress, in response, is considering legislation that, among other steps, would make it significantly easier for small businesses to organize insurance-buying pools. Despite bipartisan backing in both the House and Senate, it is uncertain whether the bills...

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Watchung lawyer promoted to partner at Morristown firm (The Somerset Reporter)

Kristin Hayes Watchung resident Kristin Hayes was recently promoted to partner at the Morristown law firm Wiley Malehorn Sirota & Raynes. She joined the firm as an associate in 2000 and was named a Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2006,...

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LaBeouf lawyer asks for witnesses to accident (The Daily American)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Shia LaBeouf could have a long road before him as he recovers from the accident that crushed his hand, his lawyer says. LaBeouf, 22, was injured in a late-night crash last Sunday in West Hollywood that flipped his truck.

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Ohio lawyer Roger Makley, who represented Pete Rose, dies (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

DAYTON, Ohio - Roger Makley, the lawyer who represented Pete Rose when he sought reinstatement from Major League Baseball, has died. He was 74.

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Starbucks Ordered to Pay $100 Million in Swiped Tips

Last week a California court ordered Starbucks to pay its California baristas more than $100 million in back tips and interest that the coffee chain paid to shift supervisors.  California law prohibits managers and supervisors from sharing in employee gratuities.  According to the court's finding, Starbucks illegally took a huge amount of money from the tip pool to pay shift supervisors, rather than paying them directly.Starbucks spokeswoman Valerie O'Neil said the company planned...

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Winston Peters' lawyer due at committee (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Winston Peters' lawyer, Brian Henry, is set to be the last person called in front of Parliament's privileges committee before it decides the New Zealand First leader's fate.

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Calvalcade of Risk #60 is Available

Julie Ferguson Over at the Workers' Comp Insider Blog has posted the newest edition of the Calvacade of Risk.  Check it out.    

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Tyson Foods Files Reply Brief in Effort to have Supreme Court Redefine "Work"

On Tuesday, the petitioner filed this reply brief in the case of Tyson Foods, Inc. v. de Ascencio. The issue is “whether the time spent donning light protective gear constitutes ‘work’ under the Fair Labor Standards Act if the activities do not require a significant level of exertion.” The cert. petition can be found here and the respondent’s brief in opposition here, while the opinion of the Third Circuit can be found here.Related Posts: Tyson Wants...

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Texas Primary-Caucus Combo Explained

I seem to be queried almost daily these last few weeks about the intricacies of the Texas Primary/Caucus system. Believe me when I tell you that it is not something they cover in law school. So to the rescue comes this NPR interview of Kenneth Molberg. Mr. Molberg is a friend who also is a member of the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee. He is also currently running for the bench in Dallas County. Ken does a great job explaining both the mechanics and history of the...

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