Legal newspaper fights prior restraint on publication of information found in court records

Two law professors who researched the salience of legal research have concluded that, contrary to conventional wisdom, judges increasingly are citing law review articles in their opinions. Analyzing more than 296,000 reported federal circuit opinions filed between 1950 and 2008, David Schwartz and Lee Petherbridge found increased citation to law review articles during the past 20 years ...

News organizations asked a Washington court Friday to free a legal newspaper to publish information, found in court records, that has been ordered suppressed by a local judge.

A legal battle over a tough Arizona immigration law appeared certain after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday that blocked the most controversial parts of the law a day before it was to take effect.

A legal defense fund has been created to support the state's border sheriffs regarding SB 1070 and the possibility of counter litigation.

By Ken Vin Lek KUALA LUMPUR: Bar Council chairman Ragunath Kesevan today said he expects the Legal Aid Foundation to be formally set up in December this year. Speaking at a press conference after officiating at the 15th Annual Malaysian Law Conference here, he said: “We have worked for over two years to bring this foundation to light. We are about 80% complete and the only thing which remains to ...

Record product shipments and Intel's legal issues helped Advanced Micro Devices gain share in the graphics market during the second quarter, market analysis firm Jon Peddie Research said on Friday.

I refer to the report “Legal aid for those in need” ( The Star , July 30) and also the letter “Lawyers must be transparent on how they bill clients” ( The Star , July 29).