Gary Young

June 28, 2004 | National Law Journal

A longstanding series of decisions show the dynamic history of how the court handles the early filing of notices of appeal.

By Gary YoungStaff reporter

3 minute read

June 18, 2002 | Law.com

One slogan -- "No Lawyers!" -- appearing on We the People Forms and Service Centers USA Inc.'s Web site suggests that the company is not above appealing to the public's distrust of attorneys. As GC of the chain of storefronts that help pro se litigants prepare legal forms, Jason E. Searns spends most of his time making sure the company doesn't stray into the unauthorized practice of law.

By Gary Young

7 minute read

January 26, 2004 | National Law Journal

The media companies demanding that jury selection in the trial of Martha Stewart be opened to the press have the tide of recent history�and case law�against them.

By Gary YoungStaff reporter

5 minute read

June 21, 2004 | National Law Journal

Despite a string of defeats before federal trial judges, Howard W. Foster has doggedly pressed on with a type of litigation he pioneered: Using RICO to target companies that allegedly hire undocumented workers for the purpose of driving down wages.

By Gary YoungStaff reporter

4 minute read

September 29, 2003 | National Law Journal

What has John Ashcroft wrought? That's a question lawyers across the nation are asking after the attorney general's orders last week to federal prosecutors to bring the highest criminal charges possible so that sentences will be both tough and uniform throughout the country.

By Gary YoungStaff reporter

5 minute read

March 15, 2004 | National Law Journal

Granite copies of the Ten Commandments distributed decades ago by the Fraternal Order of Eagles have sparked lawsuits against the local governments that agreed to display them on public property. Inevitably, those cases made their way to the circuit courts and, just as inevitably it seems, they have been a source of circuit disagreement.

By Gary YoungStaff reporter

4 minute read

December 22, 2003 | National Law Journal

Saddam Hussein is expected to face trial in an Iraqi-led tribunal, but the workings of that tribunal promise to be very different from what Americans are used to. They raise sharp differences of opinion among experts in international law.

By Gary YoungStaff reporter

4 minute read

July 07, 2003 | National Law Journal

For a change, the U.S. Supreme Court took a back seat to a U.S. circuit court on a closely watched legal issue.

By Gary Young

4 minute read

July 28, 2003 | National Law Journal

The business of litigation finance is battered but upright after taking a beating in two courtrooms in the last year.

By Gary Young

9 minute read

December 15, 2003 | National Law Journal

Federal courts around the country have been forced by budget constraints to lay off or furlough employees and to take other drastic steps to cut costs.

By Gary YoungStaff reporter

6 minute read