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Md. 3L Produces Net Hit: ‘Law School Musical’ (Video)

Now a third-year law student at the University of Maryland, Owen Jarvis faced a “drastic” shift in expectations when he first entered law school. But instead of dropping out, Jarvis channeled his frustrations into his computer, writing a song and producing an illustrated YouTube video titled “Law School Musical,” the…

Jan 3, 2008 12:01 AM CST

Beauty Queen-Turned-Law Student Indicted on Kidnapping Charges

A pinup girl-turned-law student has been indicted on charges she kidnapped and tortured her ex-boyfriend last month. Kumari Fulbright, a reported clerk to U.S. District Judge Raner Collins in Arizona, is accused with three others of tying up the man with cable and duct tape, then holding him captive in…

Jan 2, 2008 11:24 PM CST

Calif. Sues EPA Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions

California sued the EPA today after the federal agency rejected the country’s first law imposing greenhouse gas limits on automobiles. The suit in the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit was expected after the EPA on Dec. 19 denied California’s bid for a Clean Air Act waiver. The Associated Press reports that…

Jan 2, 2008 10:39 PM CST

‘Law & Order’ Promotes the Real McCoy

While the dramatized version Manhattan’s famed prosecutor’s office is set to get its fourth district attorney in 18 seasons, the city’s real district attorney has stayed put. Robert M. Morgenthau was first elected to the post in 1974 and, according to the New York Times’ City Room blog, easily won…

Jan 2, 2008 9:46 PM CST

Rival Realtor Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking

A real estate agent who created fake, ‘raunchy’ online escort ads on Craigslist.com in order to target a rival agent has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor stalking. The case involving Dean Isenberg has led the victim, Isenberg’s former co-worker Debbie Blasberg, to push for stronger cyberstalking laws in Florida, the Miami…

Jan 2, 2008 8:59 PM CST

Veteran Prosecutor Takes On City’s Worst Juvy Offenders

A veteran prosecutor in Tennessee known nationally for her victims’ rights advocacy is shifting her energy to prosecuting Nashville’s worst juvenile offenders. For 51-year-old Kathy Morante, the new direction in her prosecutorial career has been a challenge, the Tennessean reports. “It’s already been very frustrating,” Morante tells the paper. “There’s…

Jan 2, 2008 7:50 PM CST

Alan Morrison Fired from D.C. Gun Case

Well-known litigator Alan Morrison has been fired from his post as special counsel defending Washington, D.C.’s gun ban before the U.S. Supreme Court. Morrison learned of his firing by acting D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles in an e-mail from Nickles’ deputy, the Washington Post reports. Morrison had been hired by…

Jan 2, 2008 7:48 PM CST

Reporter Finds Social Security Numbers of Well-Known Figures

The Washington Post was able to find the Social Security numbers of former secretary of state Colin Powell, Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler, and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman. The Post reporter looked at websites with information on land and court records to locate the numbers of those three…

Jan 2, 2008 7:23 PM CST

Plaintiff Faces Avalanche of Calls in Ski Suit Backlash

A Pennsylvania man and his wife left their home over the holidays after becoming the target of angry calls following their suit against an 8-year-old boy. The couple claims the child, then 7, collided with David J. Pfahler while they were skiing at the Beaver Creek ski resort. They are…

Jan 2, 2008 6:08 PM CST

Prosecutor Must Specify Injustice to Obtain Reporter’s Notes, Court Says

A Minnesota appeals court has ruled that a journalist does not have to turn over notes of a phone call with a gunman who shot two police officers before he committed suicide. The court said the state’s shield law protected the notes of Mankato Free Press reporter Dan Nienaber, CNHI…

Jan 2, 2008 5:06 PM CST

Associate Claims Allen & Overy Fired Him for Observing Sabbath

An associate claims in a lawsuit that British-based law firm Allen & Overy fired him for religious reasons. Norman Schoenfeld claims he was fired for observing the Jewish sabbath and religious holidays. His suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleges partner Mark Wojciechowski swore at him when he left one…

Jan 2, 2008 11:37 AM CST

Weighty Solutions Offered by Ex-Overeating Lawyer

It will cost lawyers $99 a week for 52 weeks to lose weight with the help of someone who has been there, done that—Mark Leventhal, a former lawyer who shed 50 pounds and started Leventhal Weight Loss. Leventhal will work around lawyers’ busy schedules to meet and coach them at…

Jan 2, 2008 11:24 AM CST

Md. 3L Produces Net Hit: ‘Law School Musical’ (Video)

Beauty Queen-Turned-Law Student Indicted on Kidnapping Charges

Calif. Sues EPA Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions

‘Law & Order’ Promotes the Real McCoy

Rival Realtor Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking

Veteran Prosecutor Takes On City’s Worst Juvy Offenders

Alan Morrison Fired from D.C. Gun Case

Reporter Finds Social Security Numbers of Well-Known Figures

Plaintiff Faces Avalanche of Calls in Ski Suit Backlash

Prosecutor Must Specify Injustice to Obtain Reporter’s Notes, Court Says

Associate Claims Allen & Overy Fired Him for Observing Sabbath

Weighty Solutions Offered by Ex-Overeating Lawyer

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