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Bar Fights Partisan Judicial Races
Andy [email protected] State Bar of Georgia has placed itself firmly in opposition to a proposal supported by some Republican officials that would inject partisanship into judicial elections. At a Nov. 18 meeting in Athens, the State Bar's Board of Governors voted to oppose a bill pending since the 2005 session that would make judicial elections partisan.N.J. Court Widens Cleric-Penitent Privilege, Using 'Objectively Reasonable' Standard
New Jersey's high court adopted a new, broader definition of the cleric-penitent privilege and used it to exclude from evidence a criminal defendant's inculpatory statements involving sexual abuse of a child to an acquaintance who was also a minister. The court ruled that the privilege applies if, given all the circumstances, an "objectively reasonable" person would believe that a communication was made in confidence to a cleric and in the cleric's professional character or role as a spiritual adviser.3Ls Do the Grim Math on Legal Job Market
The nation's 200 accredited law schools will spit out about 43,000 graduates next month, with roughly half of those lawyer-hopefuls expecting to take jobs in private practice.View more book results for the query "*"
Mayer Brown Completes Merger Deal With Paris Litigation Boutique
Mayer Brown has sealed a merger deal in Paris that will give the firm a seven-lawyer litigation and arbitration team in the French capital. The firm's Paris office has completed a merger with boutique Ayela Semerdjian & Associes, which is led by Christophe Ayela and Renaud Semerdjian, who both join Mayer Brown as partners. Two counsel and three associates will also join Mayer Brown. The hires take the number of lawyers in the firm's Paris dispute resolution practice to 12.How muni bond bust could do big damage
It's the other U.S. debt problem. States are scrambling to close $114 billion in budget shortfalls over the next year and a half.Trending Stories
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