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Spanish Judge Goes After Gonzo, Yoo and Crew
Saturday, 28 Mar, 2009 – 22:19 | Comments
Spanish Judge Goes After Gonzo, Yoo and Crew

So the Spanish are on a crusade to go after some Bush-Era players as a result of five Spanish citizens alleging that they were tortured in Gitmo. Judge Baltasar Garzon is on a mission that …

Unfiltered Volume III: Are You Ready To Roll Solo?
Friday, 13 Mar, 2009 – 3:08 | Comments
Unfiltered Volume III: Are You Ready To Roll Solo?

The current world can be a terrifying and unsure place for law students, as well as recent graduates.

More Apple Woes
Monday, 9 Mar, 2009 – 3:01 | Comments
More Apple Woes

Apple has been having serious issues getting its act together lately. In one of our previous posts, we discussed the decision made by Apple to declare jailbreaking illegal. Well, aside from the legal hurdles they …

The New Bobby and Whitney
Sunday, 8 Mar, 2009 – 3:00 | Comments
The New Bobby and Whitney

By now, the majority of people who follow tabloids have surely heard of the infamous Chris Brown and Rihanna slugfest that ended in Rihanna taking a beating from the Michael Jackson wannabe (it is so …

A Few Thoughts on the Prop. 8 Oral Arguments
Thursday, 5 Mar, 2009 – 2:59 | Comments
A Few Thoughts on the Prop. 8 Oral Arguments

Three hours to argue same-sex marriage. Heavy stuff here folks. This is going to be a state con-law gunslinging show, and the players are all showing up with their game faces on. Here are some …

California Supreme Court to hear Oral Argument on Proposition 8
Wednesday, 4 Mar, 2009 – 2:58 | Comments
California Supreme Court to hear Oral Argument on Proposition 8

Tomorrow, the California Supreme Court will hear oral argument on the now-infamous Proposition 8. For those visitors from other parts of the country, or our international friends, here is a quick summary of what Proposition …

Waning Power of the Subpoena
Thursday, 26 Feb, 2009 – 19:05 | Comments
Waning Power of the Subpoena

As I spend more and more time in the legal community, there has been one thing that I’ve noticed occur seemingly more often than in the past. Now, this is probably not true, it just shows my age and the time I have actually spent engaged in following stories like this. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the power of the subpoena, the primary tool of the American Court system to bring forth those who have important testimony or documentation, has seen a decline in power. How so? Keep reading to find out.

Thoughts On The Pirate Bay “Spectrial”
Wednesday, 25 Feb, 2009 – 19:04 | Comments
Thoughts On The Pirate Bay “Spectrial”

On January 31, 2008, Swedish prosecutors filed charges against four young men in what would become known as the “spectrial“ of the digital era. These men are the individuals behind The Pirate Bay, a foreign …

Bloody Thursday: The Avoidable Axe
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 15:55 | Comments
Bloody Thursday: The Avoidable Axe

In the wake of what has become known among lawyers as the “Valentine’s Day Massacre”, or as TLL refers to it, “Bloody Thursday”, it may be prudent to take a step back and assess the …

Rotten Apple
Sunday, 15 Feb, 2009 – 15:59 | Comments
Rotten Apple

In a move sure to draw the ire of many an iPhone owner, Apple has recently made the bold claim that Jailbreaking is illegal. The full claim can be found here, but the short of …