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And the client is wary of state courts. So consider removal to a federal court under 28 USC 1441, “Actions removable generally”. […]

Charon QC, London’s well-regarded lawyer-pundit, has a fine review of last week’s news and Brit blogs. “Blogging” may not be ground central […]

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Mike Krzyzewski wins 800th. NBC: 87-86 against NC State at Raleigh. Coach K thanks evil twin-mentor Bobby Knight. And Cornell defeats Harvard […]

Lawyers aren’t royalty anymore. There are a lot of us in all shapes, sizes and colors and grades. Lots of schools–some accredited, […]

DURHAM, NC (Duke Chronicle)–Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski is already recognized as one of the premier coaches in college basketball. After tomorrow, […]

Prison or jail. So now it’s okay to ask that cute but austere candidate from Choate, Williams and Stanford Law: “So, and […]

From Canada’s Law Day: The European Union fines Microsoft for delayed compliance with 2004 antitrust order.

Hardly news to WAC? Lately, our biggest pet peeves are: (a) American retail banking services and (b) Gen-X clerks globally. Banks and […]

At the International Dispute Negotiation series of The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), hear the latest IDN interview, No. […]

No matter where you sit on the political spectrum, only the small-minded and single issue freaks would fail to acknowledge that Bill […]

We–the habitually insular Yanks–are not alone. Some fancy Brit lawyers with blogs: Charon QC, Justin Patten, dearest Ruthie, and finally IP barrister […]

Got credentials? Then leave Maggie’s Farm–and join Big Moxie.

Or Guy-ness in America in the 2008 election. Male bonding. John and Obama being guys to have a beer with. Hillary-bashing. And […]

In the ABA’s Law Practice Magazine, by Marcia Pennington Shannon: Helping Associates Improve Their Writing Skills.

At More Partner Income.

For the second week in a row, Iowa–a Midwestern U.S. state known for French explorers, the great Sac and Fox tribes, solid […]

And bad news for U.S. Democrats–he will siphon off votes from Obama and HRC. See Telegraph.co.uk in London: “Ralph Nader Joins Presidential […]

Whether you’re a senior partner in the NYC branch of a 3000+ lawyer firm, or a 27-year-old associate in a 10 lawyer […]

See “Cite-checking, dudes“. This is your document. This is your document on drugs.

When “the cotton is high”, you make a phone call today anyway. You do it even if you’re uncomfortably busy with billable […]

AP: Investors bet. Reuters: But JC Penney reports that profits are down; optimism for 2008 retail is even lower.

The crude commercialism of America, its materializing spirit, its indifference to the poetical side of things, and its lack of imagination and […]

Four SCOTUS opinions with preemption threads yesterday. See at Legal Blog Watch “Preemption-Mania at the Supreme Court“.

NBC: Delegate Count. Dems: HRC down by 50; Obama’s got the ‘mo. GOP: McCain has 884. It’s all historic no matter who […]

From the alert Australia site Law Fuel: Magic Circle firm Eversheds heads up and completes study on what to expect in 2018. […]

From Water & Wastewater News. There’s a 50% chance that Lake Mead, a water source for millions in the Southwestern U.S., will […]