Y! Alert: All News RSS - The Recorder

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• Gibson Hires Away Stradling Yocca's Corporate Chief
• POA Endorses Gascon in DA's Race
• Bridges & Mavrakakis Withdraw from Defending Apple in Samsung Suit
• Judicial Council Offers S.F. Superior $2.6M, Rejects BASF Fee Hike Proposal
• Ruling Leaves Silicon Valley Lawyers Wondering Whether 'Practicality' Means 'Patentable'
• Haag Brings New Focus to Public Corruption Cases
• Capital Accounts: Canadian Firm Gets Long Beach Court Project
• Lateral Liftoff
• Viewpoint: BAR-ometer
• Viewpoint: Trial Courts Are Not the Cause of the Financial Crisis

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Gibson Hires Away Stradling Yocca's Corporate Chief	Top
POA Endorses Gascon in DA's Race	Top
Bridges & Mavrakakis Withdraw from Defending Apple in Samsung Suit	Top
Judicial Council Offers S.F. Superior $2.6M, Rejects BASF Fee Hike Proposal	Top
Ruling Leaves Silicon Valley Lawyers Wondering Whether 'Practicality' Means 'Patentable'	Top
Haag Brings New Focus to Public Corruption Cases	Top
U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag has created a new special prosecutions and national security section, which will investigate public corruption cases.
Capital Accounts: Canadian Firm Gets Long Beach Court Project	Top
Lateral Liftoff	Top
Partner moves are spiking as firms like J. Howard Clowes' DLA Piper are back in hiring mode.
Viewpoint: BAR-ometer	Top
A second life for Lisa Berry ... and for Jamie Harmon ... Shocked, shocked that gov can keep judge advisers secret.
Viewpoint: Trial Courts Are Not the Cause of the Financial Crisis	Top

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Y! Alert: NLJ.com: Law Schools

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• New law school opens on schedule in Nashville
• At law schools, age bias co-exists with outdated practices
• Law professor sues University of Pittsburgh for age discrimination
• UCLA dean defends donation from Milken brother
• Action on law school reform
• OPINION: Why cultural intelligence matters
• Thomas Cooley chief defends jobs data, expansion plans
• What if law schools opened their own law firms?
• Louisiana law school delays its opening; planned Indiana school deflects criticism
• $10 million Milken gift pushes UCLA past the $100 million barrier
• ABA's stance on law school accreditation transparency fails to satisfy senator
• New York Law School, Thomas Cooley accused of job statistics fraud
• House of Delegates seeks reforms in legal education
• Scrambling for control
• University president responds to charges by ousted dean; students rally
• NALP clashes with ABA over jobs data — and hints at taking legal action

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New law school opens on schedule in Nashville	Top
The Belmont University College of Law in Nashville has an incoming class of 130 students — 30 more than a feasibility study predicted.
At law schools, age bias co-exists with outdated practices	Top
Unlike other professional schools, such as medicine and business, law schools continue to teach primarily based on a 19th century theoretical model that is good at developing critical legal thinking but severely lacking in teaching practical skills
Law professor sues University of Pittsburgh for age discrimination	Top
The University of Pittsburgh School of Law is the latest to be hit with an age discrimination lawsuit, joining the the University of Baltimore School of Law, University of Iowa College of Law and Michigan State University College of Law.
UCLA dean defends donation from Milken brother	Top
A $10 million donation to the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law has sparked a controversy, with one faculty member telling university administrators that accepting the gift will tarnish the law school's reputation.
Action on law school reform	Top
A consortium of reformers have created an initiative called Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers, aimed at helping law schools and professors share their classroom innovations and course designs.
OPINION: Why cultural intelligence matters	Top
Critical to the success of international transactions and cases are lawyers who can conduct business with ease in a variety of cultural settings across the globe.
Thomas Cooley chief defends jobs data, expansion plans	Top
Cooley President and Dean Don DeLuc speaks with the NLJ about the dueling lawsuits between the school and New York firm Kurzon Strauss, as well as plans for Cooley to open a new campus in the Tampa Bay area.
What if law schools opened their own law firms?	Top
Law schools have been pummeled with criticism for not producing practice-ready attorneys, so two law professors have come up with a novel fix: Law schools should operate their own law firms.
Louisiana law school delays its opening; planned Indiana school deflects criticism	Top
The Judge Paul Pressler School of Law in Shreveport won't open until fall 2013 due to necessary renovations, while in Fort Wayne a feasibility study that found that Indiana is underserved when it comes to lawyers has been called into question.
$10 million Milken gift pushes UCLA past the $100 million barrier	Top
A $10 million donation — its largest to date — has helped the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law exceed its goal of raising $100 million in a capital campaign launched three years ago.
ABA's stance on law school accreditation transparency fails to satisfy senator	Top
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley is not satisfied with the American Bar Association's response last month to a series of questions he posed about the organization's oversight of law schools.
New York Law School, Thomas Cooley accused of job statistics fraud	Top
Two of the country's biggest law schools were hit with class actions on Aug. 10 alleging that they fraudulently inflated post-employment graduation and salary statistics to lure prospective students.
House of Delegates seeks reforms in legal education	Top
Delegates approved a series of resolutions pertaining to the financing and curriculum of legal education, although the ABA's legislative body lacks the power to compel law schools to make changes or control over how student loans are administered.
Scrambling for control	Top
A move by the American Bar Association to design its own employment data-reporting system has sparked a rift with the National Association for Law Placement. The clash caught many legal educators by surprise, and raises questions about the organizations' motivations.
University president responds to charges by ousted dean; students rally	Top
The dust has yet to settle at the University of Baltimore, where popular School of Law dean Phillip Closius was forced out on July 29 after clashing with administrators over law school finances and other issues.
NALP clashes with ABA over jobs data — and hints at taking legal action	Top
A bitter turf war has broken out between the National Association for Law Placement and the American Bar Association over the collection of law school postgraduate employment data, with the former hinting that it might sue the latter.

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Y! Alert: Criminal Law News RSS - The Recorder

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• Haag Brings New Focus to Public Corruption Cases
• Illston Keeps Cards Close to Vest at Bonds Hearing
• Saying He Erred, Ware Grants Jamie Harmon a New Trial
• Accusation of Molestation Not Probable Cause for Child-Porn Search, Circuit Rules
• With Gang Trial Near End, Lawyers Spar Over Jurors
• In S.F., Field for DA's Race Continues to Grow
• 9th Circuit Clarifies When Extra Closings Are OK
• Environmental Crime Fighter Is in Vogue, and on a Roll
• Collecting DNA from Arrestees Is Unconstitutional, First District Rules
• L.A. Judge Acquitted of Attempting to Bribe Opposing Candidate

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Haag Brings New Focus to Public Corruption Cases	Top
U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag has created a new special prosecutions and national security section, which will investigate public corruption cases.
Illston Keeps Cards Close to Vest at Bonds Hearing	Top
Barry Bonds awaits a decision by Judge Susan Illston on whether his obstruction conviction will stand, and whether prosecutors will retry him for perjury.
Saying He Erred, Ware Grants Jamie Harmon a New Trial	Top
Accusation of Molestation Not Probable Cause for Child-Porn Search, Circuit Rules	Top
With Gang Trial Near End, Lawyers Spar Over Jurors	Top
In S.F., Field for DA's Race Continues to Grow	Top
Bill Fazio made it official Monday, and on Wednesday he and other challengers demanded that the incumbent recuse himself from a probe of Mayor Ed Lee.
9th Circuit Clarifies When Extra Closings Are OK	Top
Environmental Crime Fighter Is in Vogue, and on a Roll	Top
Collecting DNA from Arrestees Is Unconstitutional, First District Rules	Top
Justice J. Anthony Kline rejects comparison to fingerprinting, says arrestees should enjoy Fourth Amendment protections.
L.A. Judge Acquitted of Attempting to Bribe Opposing Candidate	Top

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