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Anyone carrying a smartphone now faces the risk that a minor traffic stop could permit the police to search through entire sets of e-mail, including the disclosure of embarrassing personal details or confidential business information. Ultimately the courts will have to decide whether to continue to rely upon decisions made before the invention of cell phones. Visit Law Technology News
What began as an effort by Yale law students to help Iraqis seek refugee status has evolved into a nonprofit organization with student chapters at nine law schools and three more on the way. The Iraqi Refugee Assistance Program appears to be the only group in the U.S. devoted to helping Iraqis seeking to resettle in other countries.Visit International News
Mark Lanier plays a trial attorney in "Puncture," a new movie that is loosely based on one of his cases. The movie recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Written by attorney Paul Danziger, "Puncture" stars Chris Evans, who will be in "Captain America: The First Avenger" this summer.Visit Small Firms
The next round of layoffs in New York's court system will touch off a scramble in which senior employees whose jobs are being cut will claim the positions of less-experienced ones. There could be a domino-like effect in which one employee bumps another who, in turn, bumps a third, Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau says.Visit lawjobs.com News & Views
A federal judge has ordered a hearing to determine if a girl with learning disabilities was deprived of "a free and appropriate education" by the constant bullying she allegedly endured at a Manhattan public school.
In a sign of continuing expansion by employment firms, Littler Mendelson is opening an office in Nashville after picking up two partners from Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Miller & Martin.
A traffic ticket attorney is suing a Miami strip club, accusing it of charging $19,000 to his credit card after plying him with so much alcohol that he became "partially or temporarily unconscious."
A New Jersey law due to take effect in June will prohibit job listings that indicate that only currently employed candidates will be considered for the positions. Violators face civil penalties of between $1,000 and $10,000.
Normally, The Careerist's Vivia Chen is jaded about "best places to work" lists, particularly ones touting employers who purport to be good to women, children and pets. But she likes Yale Law Women's annual "Top Ten Family-Friendly Firms" list. Find out why.Visit lawjobs.com News & Views
Undeterred by a recent federal court decision absolving Bank of America from successor liability, five insurance companies have sued BofA and Countrywide in federal court, alleging securities fraud and negligent misrepresentation.
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