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A classified report by the Senate Intelligence Committee reportedly says the CIA sent flawed information about its harsh interrogations to the Justice Department, impeding proper analysis of the legality of those methods.

Real Lawyers Have Blogs' Kevin O'Keefe noted a post at Business 2 Community titled "10 ways businesses can blog better." Tip No.

All seven justices on the Arkansas Supreme Court have paid their bar dues late some time in the past, a possible issue for three justices because of an Arkansas constitutional provision requiring appeals judges to be licensed lawyers for at least eight years before taking office.

Maine’s top court has refused a law license for F. Lee Bailey, citing his testimony that his Florida disbarment was “kind of harsh” as evidence that he didn’t appreciate the seriousness of conduct.

Upholding an earlier summary judgment ruling by a trial judge, a federal appeals court has held that two Florida law enforcement officers who secretly watched and recorded an attorney-client meeting violated the Fourth Amendment and can be held liable in a federal civil rights suit.

BB&K to Provide Input to the State on Groundwater Management - The Office of Planning & Research (OPR) is seeking stakeholder input on actions to improve groundwater management in California, consistent with the Governor’s January 27 California...

The Bank for International Settlements has published on its website an updated version of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s Basel III monitoring workbook, accompanying instructions and a list of frequently asked questions....

On April 1, 2014, the New York state 2014–2015 budget (the "Budget") became effective. The Budget includes legislation (the "Budget Legislation") that makes several significant changes to New York's estate tax regime and to the income tax treatment...

Recent articles and postings not only highlight the continuing focus on sexual assault cases on college campuses by the victims of those assaults, but also on the threat of litigation by those accused of the assaults. In the past two years, at least...

Recently published literature in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery draws the conclusion that the short-term, high rate of corrosion-related revision with Rejuvenate modular neck implants is “striking.”...

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