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Former Drinker Biddle Partner Disbarred for Falsifying D.C. Bar Application

March 19, 2012 16:37

The Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred Darlene Smith, a former partner in Drinker Biddle & Reath's Washington office, for altering documents as part of her application to the D.C. Bar, according to an opinion (PDF) released today. The Maryland court...The Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred...

The Morning Wrap

March 19, 2012 11:56

Updated at 7:56 a.m. Identified: U.S. military officials on Friday revealed that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is the American solider accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers on March 11, The New York Times reports. The military didn't disclose his identity...Updated at 7:56 a.m. Identified: U.S. military...

D.C. Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Wire Fraud, ID Theft

March 16, 2012 21:26

Updated 5:26 p.m. A Washington man convicted of using more than $225,000 in counterfeit business checks to host lavish parties was sentenced Friday to 96 months in prison by a federal district judge in Virginia. Austin Davidson, 32, who pleaded...Updated 5:26 p.m. A Washington man convicted of...

Rejected Law Professor Applicant Prevails Over Motion to Dismiss

March 14, 2012 19:11

Updated at 3:13 p.m. Nicholas Spaeth, the former North Dakota attorney general suing a group of law schools for age discrimination, scored a win yesterday from U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle. Huvelle denied (PDF) Georgetown University Law Center's motion to...Updated at 3:13 p.m. Nicholas...

The Morning Wrap

March 13, 2012 12:21

Unfriend: Internet giants Yahoo and Facebook will slug it out over 10 patents in a patent infringement lawsuit that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web. The lawsuit "marks a major escalation of patent litigation that has already...Unfriend: Internet giants Yahoo and Facebook...