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Yale law students need not apply for this clerkship
Today is Monday, the first day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022-23 term. Here are some other news items. — Federal judge will snub Yale when hiring law clerks. — […]
2021 was unkind to corporate bankruptcy attorneys
Welcome to Monday, the 93rd anniversary of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago, in which 7 gangsters were killed. Here are some more news items. — Corporate bankruptcy lawyers […]
Furloughs could become law firm layoffs, report says
Welcome to Monday, the 37th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Arizona Governing Committee v. Norris decision that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits states from discriminating […]
Did Comey violate the law?
Comey's announced examination of Clinton's email heads news summary including Pakistan's death penalty, Georgia's gun laws and an attorney's client turns on him.
Judge dismisses fatal-bombing suit against Marriott again
A federal judge in Greenbelt has dismissed a lawsuit that accused Bethesda-based Marriott International of a slow response to a suicide bomb attack that killed more than 50 people at a Pakistan hotel seven years ago.
Md. pizza shop owner sentenced for sending guns to Pakistan
A pizza shop owner has been sentenced to two years in prison for exporting semi-automatic rifles, parts and accessories to Pakistan. Thirty-five-year-old Kamran Ashfaq Malik of Upper Marlboro was sentenced […]
Rockville man abducted in Pakistan calls for U.S. help
A 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida more than two years ago appealed to President Obama in a video released Thursday to negotiate his release, saying he feels "totally abandoned and forgotten."
Legal battles (literally) in Pakistan
Next time you think you had a bad day in the office, consider the plight of lawyers in eastern Pakistan.
Federal judge in Md. dismisses suit over hotel bombing
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Greenbelt has dismissed a lawsuit that accused Marriott International of a slow response to a suicide bomb attack that killed more than 50 people […]
Former Maryland man pleads guilty to aiding al-Qaida in attack plots
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government […]
Guantanamo war crimes trial to start for former Baltimore resident
A citizen of Pakistan who once lived in Baltimore is headed for a Guantanamo war crimes tribunal. Pentagon prosecutors filed charges Tuesday that include murder against Majid Khan. The 31-year-old […]
Silver Spring businessman gets 3 years in nuclear-linked export case
A Maryland businessman was sentenced Friday to more than three years in prison for conspiring to export to Pakistan materials and equipment that can be used in nuclear reactors and […]
