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For July 31st, 2008
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- FindLaw Video: Workers’ Compensation Learn about the workers' compensation claims process for employees who have been injured on the job.
- Summer Travel Tips Don’t let legal hassles spoil your summer fun. Get information and tips on passport laws, carry-on luggage, booking a room, resolving disputes on the road, and more.
- Dean on Congressman Kucinich's Impeachment Resolution Former counsel to the president John Dean contends that the Bush Administration's abuses of power are so extreme they should cause not just Congressional Democrats but also Republicans to turn against the Administration.
- The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Polygamy Crimes Marci Hamilton recounts the substance of her testimony on what needs to be done at the federal level to protect children from abuse and neglect.
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- The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Polygamy Crimes Marci Hamilton recounts the substance of her testimony on what needs to be done at the federal level to protect children from abuse and neglect.
- The New E-Discovery Project Manager JIn today's multimillion-dollar, multimillion-document lawsuits and regulatory inquiries, the ideal PMs are a new, absolutely unique breed.
- Optimizing Your Web Site with Keywords Find out how to make your law firm stand out online and connect with more potential clients.
- Winning and Losing in the Supreme Court Vikram Amar explains how the recently-concluded Supreme Court term bolstered Justice Kennedy's power, but undermined John McCain's constitutional credibility.
For July 30th, 2008
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- 3 Steps to Protect Your Security Deposit Learn about steps you can take when you move in to make sure your security deposit will be there when you expect it.
- Senator Obama's Endorsement and Promised Expansion of Faith-Based Funding Marci Hamilton explores whether Obama is repeating past mistakes and jeopardizing the separation of Church and State.
- New California Law Bans Trans Fats in Restaurants Read about the new legislation that will phase out the use of trans fats in food preparation in all state restaurants beginning in 2010.
- Free Speech, Protesting and Your Rights As the political party convention season draws closer, protest planning is kicking into high gear. Lear what the law really says about your right to protest.
Legal Professional Headlines
- Legal Pro Video: E-Discovery - Records Management Before the need for e-discovery arises, you should advise your clients to implement a records management policy. Learn how now.
- The Report of a Consummate Washington Lawyer John Dean delivers insights from Robert Bennett's new book In The Ring.
- Making Female Receptionist Get Coffee Is Not Sexist U.S. District Judge Berle Schiller rules, "The act of getting coffee is not, by itself, a gender-specific act."
- Defamation and the Internet Julie Hilden explains how the law effectively allows bloggers to take risks big media companies can't, and how companies can work to level the playing field.
For July 29th, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Polygamy Crimes Marci Hamilton recounts the substance of her testimony on what needs to be done at the federal level to protect children from abuse and neglect.
- Understanding Lemon Law If your car turns out to be a lemon, you may be able to get a refund or replacement vehicle. Here's how.
- FindLaw Video: Divorce, Money and Property Get an overview of key money and property considerations in a typical divorce, and how property division decisions are made.
- Expungement Basics Learn more about the court-ordered process in which the legal record of an arrest or a criminal conviction is "sealed," or erased in the eyes of the law.
Legal Professional Headlines
- Flying Solo: Five Key Lessons I Learned From Starting My Own Practice Attorney and "Kelly's Court" legal commentator Jonna Spilbor reveals the advantages she enjoyed and the risks she took in recently deciding to found her own solo legal practice.
- Senator Obama's Endorsement and Promised Expansion of Faith-Based Funding Marci Hamilton explores whether Obama is repeating past mistakes and jeopardizing the separation of Church and State.
- What’s Your Web Site Worth? An intellectual property lawyer urges firms to be aware of their Web sites' IP value.
- Spanish Parliament Poised to Extend "Human Rights" to Great Apes Cornell law professor Sherry Colb explores the implications for human beings and other animals.
For July 28th, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- Dean on Congressman Kucinich's Impeachment Resolution Former counsel to the president John Dean contends that the Bush Administration's abuses of power are so extreme they should cause not just Congressional Democrats but also Republicans to turn against the Administration.
- Neighbors & Tress FAQ Learn how to handle your neighbor’s overgrown trees legally.
- Avoiding a Mortgage Meltdown What you need to know to understand the "subprime mortgage mess" and how you can avoid mortgage troubles.
- Defamation and the Internet Julie Hilden explains how the law effectively allows bloggers to take risks big media companies can't, and how companies can work to level the playing field.
Legal Professional Headlines
- Dean on Congressman Kucinich's Impeachment Resolution Former counsel to the president John Dean contends that the Bush Administration's abuses of power are so extreme they should cause not just Congressional Democrats but also Republicans to turn against the Administration.
- Wi-Fi Security: Some Advice from the FBI Learn how you can protect yourself while taking advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots.
- Legal Pro Video: Attorney-Client Agreements Learn the advantages of having an Attorney-Client agreement in place with every client of your law firm.
- The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings on Polygamy Crimes Marci Hamilton recounts the substance of her testimony on what needs to be done at the federal level to protect children from abuse and neglect.
For July 25th, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- Free Speech, Protesting and Your Rights As the political party convention season draws closer, protest planning is kicking into high gear. Lear what the law really says about your right to protest.
- Where Does Opinion End, and Fact Begin? Julie Hilden explains why a federal judge was right to dismiss former Congressman Gary Condit's recent defamation suit against journalist Dominick Dunne for comments relating to Chandra Levy's murder.
- What Kind of Justices Might a President Obama Appoint? Edward Lazarus explains why Senator Obama's reactions to recent Supreme Court decisions show that the answer may not be easily predictable.
- FindLaw Video: Reducing Debt – Top 5 Money Management Tips Learn about common ways to manage your finances and minimize debt, avoid impulse purchases, and more.
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- FindLaw Exclusive: What the Past Term Reveals About the Roberts Court Attorney and former Supreme Court clerk Edward Lazarus finds evidence that the Court is "disturbingly elitist and anti-democratic."
- Breaking Free: How to Travel and Work Remotely Three expert tips to help you break free from your office.
- Financial Management in a Contingent Fee Practice Learn how to create a larger pool of funds for law firm investment in litigation costs, growth and partner distributions, while reducing the firm's net cost of using borrowed funds.
- Internal IT Corporate Snooping Learn how to safeguard sensitive information from your own employees.
For July 24th, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- Free Speech, Protesting and Your Rights As the political party convention season draws closer, protest planning is kicking into high gear. Lear what the law really says about your right to protest.
- Where Does Opinion End, and Fact Begin? Julie Hilden explains why a federal judge was right to dismiss former Congressman Gary Condit's recent defamation suit against journalist Dominick Dunne for comments relating to Chandra Levy's murder.
- Why the Use of Executive Privilege Must Be Reined In Pepperdine law professor Douglas Kmiec discusses the problematic claims of privilege regarding the U.S. Attorney firings and torture policies.
- FindLaw Video: Reducing Debt – Top 5 Money Management Tips Learn about common ways to manage your finances and minimize debt, avoid impulse purchases, and more.
Legal Professional Headlines
- Where Does Opinion End, and Fact Begin? Julie Hilden explains why a federal judge was right to dismiss former Congressman Gary Condit's recent defamation suit against journalist Dominick Dunne for comments relating to Chandra Levy's murder.
- Got Newsletters? FindLaw.com offers 100+ e-mail newsletters ranging from daily case summaries and breaking legal documents, to news and commentary, to practice tips and legal gossip. Sign up now!
- Legal Pro Video: Partnerships Which form of partnership is right for your law firm?
- Problems In Cyberspace Can Cause Real World Hurt Duane Morris partner Eric Sinrod explores the importance of secure business information and technology systems.
For July 23rd, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- FindLaw Video: Child Support Basics Get an overview of when and how support payments are made, and a look at the role of parents and the courts in a child support case.
- Your Rights When You Leave a Job Get tips on severance packages, health insurance, unemployment insurance, and final paychecks.
- Going to the Dogs? Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, has her trust slashed, but the rest of the nation's dogs may be sitting pretty.
- Need an Attorney? Try FindLaw Legal Connection Get quickly matched with an attorney in your area today.
Legal Professional Headlines
- Marketing Your Practice in a Recession Learn how to rethink and revise your personal marketing strategy to take advantage of the nervous economy.
- Hiring Experts You Don't Plan to Use Is retaining experts just to lock them out from being hired by the other side fair play, or an ethical problem?
- Going to the Dogs? Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, has her trust slashed, but the rest of the nation's dogs may be sitting pretty.
- Share Your Knowledge with the NEW FindLaw Answers Over 10,000 user questions await your opinion. Share your views in small business law, personal injury, estate planning, criminal law and more now!
For July 22nd, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- FindLaw Exclusive: What the Past Term Reveals About the Roberts Court Attorney and former Supreme Court clerk Edward Lazarus finds evidence that the Court is "disturbingly elitist and anti-democratic."
- Where Does Opinion End, and Fact Begin? Julie Hilden explains why a federal judge was right to dismiss former Congressman Gary Condit's recent defamation suit against journalist Dominick Dunne for comments relating to Chandra Levy's murder.
- FindLaw Guide: Choosing a Lawyer Learn how to interview potential lawyers, including the questions you should always ask before hiring an attorney.
- What is Discrimination? Not all types of discrimination violate federal and/or state laws. Find out exactly what constitutes illegal discrimination now.
Legal Professional Headlines
- The Power of Roundtables Learn how joining an informal discussion group can help you grow your business.
- Banning Loaded Words at Criminal Trials Cornell law professor Sherry Colb explores this "well-meaning but foolish approach to protecting defendants."
- Legal Pro Video: Legal Issues for Social Networks Explore some of the legal pitfalls - and protections - that apply to social networks and the people who use them.
- What Kind of Justices Might a President Obama Appoint? Edward Lazarus explains why Senator Obama's reactions to recent Supreme Court decisions show that the answer may not be easily predictable.
For July 21st, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- eBay Not Liable for Counterfeits Learn why the court ruled against Tiffany & Co. and in favor of the online auction powerhouse.
- Going to the Dogs? Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, has her trust slashed, but the rest of the nation's dogs may be sitting pretty.
- When Debt Collectors Cross the Line Find out which collection practices are prohibited by law and what can you do if you are being harassed.
- Video: Stages of a Criminal Case Learn about the key procedural phases of a typical criminal case -- including arrest, plea bargaining, and sentencing.
Legal Professional Headlines
- The Role of Benefits in Your Law Practice Why benefits are key to increasing employee retention and improving employee morale.
- Why the Use of Executive Privilege Must Be Reined In Pepperdine law professor Douglas Kmiec discusses the problematic claims of privilege regarding the U.S. Attorney firings and torture policies.
- Supreme Court Grants Huge Victory to Exxon in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Case Why the true importance of this case may not be the actual decision, but the peculiar voting bloc of Justices that produced the ruling.
- 3 Steps to Successful Online Marketing: A FindLaw White Paper Learn why successful law firms focus on visibility, design and content.
For July 18th, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- Bankruptcy 101 Learn the basics about the federal court process that helps individuals and businesses eliminate their debts.
- Book Review: Justice Denied: What America Must Do To Protect Its Children Canon lawyer and renowned advocate Fr. Thomas P. Doyle reviews Marci Hamilton's new book on childhood sexual abuse and the coming civil rights movement for children.
- Neighbors & Trees FAQ Learn how to handle your neighbor's overgrown trees legally.
- Pet Trusts: Providing For Fido and Fluffy Find out about legal options that could guarantee your pets are still looked after when you die.
Legal Professional Headlines
- Legal Pro Video: Office Space Learn the ins and outs of commercial leases before you rent office space for your law firm.
- FindLaw Exclusive: Dean on the 2008 Presidential Race Former White House counsel John Dean shares his thoughts on the 2008 presidential race.
- Summer Travel Tips Don't let legal hassles spoil your summer fun. Get information and tips on passport laws, carry-on luggage, booking a room, resolving disputes on the road, and more.
- Search Engine Marketing for Law Firms: A FindLaw White Paper Learn how to get maximum exposure for your law firm website.
For July 17th, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- Being Green and the Law Lawmakers and politicians have created some big legal incentives for you to live a much more energy-efficient lifestyle. Find out more now.
- Expungement Basics Learn more about the court-ordered process in which the legal record of an arrest or a criminal conviction is "sealed," or erased in the eyes of the law.
- FindLaw Exclusive: Dean on the 2008 Presidential Race Former White House counsel John Dean shares his thoughts on the 2008 presidential race.
- Summer Travel Tips Don't let legal hassles spoil your summer fun. Get information and tips on passport laws, carry-on luggage, booking a room, resolving disputes on the road, and more.
Legal Professional Headlines
- 5 Reasons to Combine a JD and MBA Attorney and author Julie Hilden explains why you should seriously consider a joint degree program.
- The New E-Discovery Project Manager In today's multimillion-dollar, multimillion-document lawsuits and regulatory inquiries, the ideal PMs are a new, absolutely unique breed.
- Under the Influence: Driving While Phoning What you need to know to keep up with the changing laws
- Legal Pro Video: Capital Structures Which business entity is right for your firm?
For July 16th, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- IRS Warns of Identity Theft Scams Get detailed information on the new scams and steps you can take to protect yourself now.
- Avoiding a Mortgage Meltdown What you need to know to understand the "subprime mortgage mess" and how you can avoid mortgage troubles.
- Senator Obama's Endorsement and Promised Expansion of Faith-Based Funding Marci Hamilton explores whether Obama is repeating past mistakes and jeopardizing the separation of Church and State.
- Injured at Work? You Are Not Alone A recent FindLaw survey reveals that roughly 28% of Americans have been injured while on the job.
Legal Professional Headlines
- What's Your Web Site Worth? An intellectual property lawyer urges firms to be aware of their Web sites' IP value.
- Manage Your Career with FindLaw From taking the bar; to job listings, salary data and an employer directory; to online CLE courses - you'll find it all at FindLaw.
- The Report of a Consummate Washington Lawyer John Dean delivers insights from Robert Bennett's new book In The Ring.
- Buying Time: How to Put More Hours in Every Day 13 time saving tips for your business and home life.
For July 15th, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- 35-Year Sentence for Spitting Columbia visiting law professor Sherry Colb explains the case of spit as a deadly weapon.
- Bankruptcy 101 Learn the basics about the federal court process that helps individuals and businesses eliminate their debts.
- Summer Travel Tips Don't let legal hassles spoil your summer fun. Get information and tips on passport laws, carry-on luggage, booking a room, resolving disputes on the road, and more.
- The Report of a Consummate Washington Lawyer John Dean delivers insights from Robert Bennett's new book In The Ring.
Legal Professional Headlines
- Junior Associate Woes Record numbers of junior associates are departing traditional firms. Are aging law firm structures to blame?
- Senator Obama's Endorsement and Promised Expansion of Faith-Based Funding Marci Hamilton explores whether Obama is repeating past mistakes and jeopardizing the separation of Church and State.
- Document Production: Removing Private Information On A Bulk Basis Technology may soon eliminate the need to hand redact documents. Find out about this amazing new product now.
- Wi-Fi Security: Some Advice from the FBI Learn how you can protect yourself while taking advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots.
For July 14th, 2008
Headlines for the Public
- Neighbors & Tress FAQ Learn how to handle your neighbor's overgrown trees legally.
- Under the Influence: Driving While Phoning What you need to know to keep up with the changing laws.
- The Multi-Billion-Dollar Rhode Island Lead Paint Case Cardozo law professor Anthony Sebok discusses this landmark public nuisance trial against the lead paint industry.
- What the Heath Ledger Will Teaches Us About Estate Planning Why daughter Matilda could inherit his entire estate even though she was omitted from his will.
Legal Professional Headlines
- Winning and Losing in the Supreme Court Vikram Amar explains how the recently-concluded Supreme Court term bolstered Justice Kennedy's power, but undermined John McCain's constitutional credibility.
- Client-Driven Innovation in Legal Services Large clients are establishing new financial and practical requirements that legal service providers must meet to ensure continued patronage. Are you keeping up?
- Making Female Receptionist Get Coffee Is Not Sexist U.S. District Judge Berle Schiller rules, "The act of getting coffee is not, by itself, a gender-specific act."
- Book Review: Justice Denied: What America Must Do To Protect Its Children Canon lawyer and renowned advocate Fr. Thomas P. Doyle reviews Marci Hamilton's new book on childhood sexual abuse and the coming civil rights movement for children.
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