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UPDATE: In my rush to read the case below, I overlooked a second SJC decision yesterday that addresses this question in more detail: Superadio Limited Partnership v. Winstar Radio Productions. In a case involving out-of-state practice in an AAA commercial arbitration, the SJC notes that the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct now expressly…

A Long Island, N.Y., IP lawyer recently sent out a press release announcing her new Web site, called Intellectulaw.com. The site is designed and hosted by FirmSite, a division of Thomson FindLaw. Like many sites these days, it includes a link to what it calls the Intellectulaw blog. At first glance,…

A new poll of the happiest workers in the UK puts lawyers second to bottom, ahead of only pharmacists. Surprisingly, however, lawyers ranked sixth — tied with butchers — for best work/life balance. The City & Guilds Happiness Index is compiled annually to track the satisfaction of the UK’s workforce. The happiest workers in…

FindLaw today announced the launch of a tax center for consumers. The center provides access to forms, laws and other resources.…

From Reuters:

“Two Florida lawyers on Monday lost a U.S. Supreme Court appeal that argued the state violated their free-speech rights by disciplining them for their television advertisements featuring a pit bull dog.

“The case involved a pair of Fort Lauderdale personal injury lawyers whose advertisements showed a spike-collared pit bull in their law

A profile of lawyer bloggers from yesterday’s Denver Post.…

The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court exists to provide judicial authorization for intelligence search and surveillance activities within the United States. The Federation of American Scientists has compiled this list of the court’s members.…

From Harper’s Magazine cartoonist Mr. Fish.…

Our legal news podcast Coast to Coast this week looks at the gender gap in the legal profession. Joining us to discuss this issue are:

I noted last year the oral argument webcasts of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Now, Boston Globe reporter Jonathan Saltzman has the story of how the webcase is serving as a vital link for an ailing SJC jurist. Justice Martha B. Sosman, diagnosed last year with breast cancer, relies on the…

I wrote last April about the launch of the pop-legal magazine Justice. Now the New York Post reports that it ceased publishing last Friday. But the magazine’s editor, Randall Lane, told the Post he hoped to keep operating the magazine’s Web site.…

Shaun Martin has the dirty details at California Appellate Report. Says he:

“Obviously I have to talk about any case that begins with the opening line: ‘This case presents the question whether it is a crime under California state law to urinate in public.'”…