Editorial Board

January 22, 2010 | Law.com

Nearly all associates, if they really think about it, can cite an example of their own sheer laziness. At the very least, associates can recall times when they consciously delivered an acceptable, but not exceptional, work product. In this new year, why not take ownership of the final work product? That's right -- independent thought and analysis are back in 2010. The editorial board of Young Lawyer calls on colleagues to research, proofread and edit as if "the buck stops here."

By Young Lawyer Editorial Board

4 minute read

April 18, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

The controversy following the firing of the eight U.S. attorneys is disturbing, but for a more practical reason than voiced by the members of the U.S. Senate.

By Editorial Board

4 minute read

April 06, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

First Judicial District President Judge C. Darnell Jones II made the decision recently to ask the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to assign an out-of-county judge to decide a case with the strongest of political overtones.

By Editorial Board

2 minute read

February 04, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman who had pornographic images made of her as a child wants more than $3 million in restitution from a western Pennsylvania man who has pleaded guilty to having them on his computer and sharing them with others.

By YL Editorial Board

1 minute read

November 14, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

For years the debate over election of judges has raged through the commonwealth. Defenders of the status quo have been dogged in their determination to maintain "the people's voice" in the process. Those who advocate change were cast as undemocratic, elitist or worse.

By TLI Editorial Board

2 minute read

April 13, 2007 | Law.com

The federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 authorized the Federal Communications Commission to license carriers to provide wireless telecommunications services. Among other things, this act provides that neither the states nor any local government shall prohibit or effectively prohibit the provision of personal wireless services. However, it is important to remember that the TCA does not invalidate the localities' ability to reasonably restrict the placement of wireless equipment.

By New Jersey Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

February 10, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lindsay Lohan is due in court to face a new judge, and a new criminal charge, that could return the troubled starlet to jail rather than the big screen.

By YL Editorial Board

2 minute read

March 08, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Months of news reports, legal wrangling and efforts by the Judicial Conduct Board to keep its role in and knowledge of the Luzerne County scandal under tight wraps lead us to conclude that -- at a minimum -- when it came to Luzerne County, the board had its priorities out of whack.

By The Editorial Board

5 minute read

July 11, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille's recent decision to use a concurring opinion in a death penalty case to lambaste death penalty counsel was inappropriate in place and tone, and left a disturbing impression about his priorities and perspective.

By TLI Editorial Board

11 minute read

November 11, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Perhaps Rodger Gordon has a valid point. This 43-year-old law student at Georgetown University Law Center recently grabbed national attention by taking a leave of absence from school to appeal his recent court loss to the U.S. Supreme Court.

By YL Editorial Board

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