Archives
August 30, 2024
Feature
- Head start New OCBA president began involvement with local bar association at a tender age
- Outgoing president made her mark on Oakland Bar
- A senator’s ego once again may prove very costly
- Daily Briefs
Business
- High rents are forcing small businesses into tough choices like raising prices or changing location
- U.S. economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a solid 3% annual rate
- How to prepare for the Fed’s forthcoming interest rate cuts
Column
- Occupational licensing guarantees higher prices
- Democratic men are stepping up for a woman president by stepping back, at last
- Black voters, Latino voters and other voters of color show solidarity at the ballot box
- Specter of China has edged into U.S. election rhetoric - for Republicans more than Democrats
Courts
- ‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ sue for campaign targeting their anti-abortion practices
- Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering
- DOJ., Department of Labor, FTC, NLRB sign Memorandum of Understanding to support merger review
Nation
headlines Detroit
- Innocence Clinic helps exonerate man more than 22 years after wrongful murder conviction
- GOP nominated Supreme Court candidates behind in funding, but hope a message of change can secure victory
- NCSC and partners equip courts to recover from cyber-attacks and disasters
- Detroit murder conviction overturned 22 years later because of police misconduct
- Daily Briefs
headlines National
- Unbeknownst to corporate lawyer, scammers used her name to file thousands of trademark applications
- Judge accuses high-profile law firms of possible effort to ‘gum up the works’
- Lawyer accused of ‘egregious acts of dishonesty,’ gambling with client cash gets disbarred
- Ex-BigLaw partner hit with prison time, $4.2M restitution order in tax case
- Artificial intelligence in the legal field ‘will lead to an exciting evolution in the ecosystem,’ Airia CEO says
- Florida lawyer says she used trust account funds to avoid becoming homeless