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My Take: The Christian case for gay marriage – CNN
May 19th, 2012 
My Blog Network Ohio State linebacker choosing career over concussions – CNN (blog)
May 16th, 2012 My Blog Network And while he’s excited about the new chapter in his life, he is none too happy with how a few blogs, both legal and sports-related, took him to task over his decision. Elie Mystal, a former lawyer, wrote on the blog Above the Law that he was …
Italy Court Rules Blogs Not A "Clandestine" Press -Report – NASDAQ
May 11th, 2012 My Blog Network ROME -(Dow Jones)- Italy’s highest appeals court, the Cassazione, ruled online blogs don’t constitute a “clandestine” press and aren’t outlawed under a 1948 law, Corriere Della Sera reports Friday on its website. The ruling means blogs don’t …
Biggest firms still not blogging – Law.com
May 10th, 2012 My Blog Network Two years ago, when I first surveyed the blogs of the AmLaw 100, I made an interesting discovery. The top 10 law firms, with more 29,000 lawyers among them, were writing only two law blogs — an average of one per 14,500 lawyers. During the …
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May 10th, 2012 My Blog Network Two years ago, when I first surveyed the blogs of the AmLaw 100, I made an interesting discovery. The top 10 law firms, with more 29,000 lawyers among them, were writing only two law blogs — an average of one per 14,500 lawyers. During the …
You should get to know… Katie Cownie – Des Moines Register
April 16th, 2012 My Blog Network Job description: I am partner at the BrownWinick Law Firm. Background: I was born in Des Moines. I graduated from Lincoln High School in 1993, Chaminade University in Honolulu in 1996 and University of Iowa College of Law in 1999. I had various …
Posted in News Tags: background, born, chaminade, college, des, description, firm, graduated, honolulu, law, lincoln, partner, school, university No Comments »Donald Verrilli: Left blogs give harsh verdict – Politico.com
March 28th, 2012 My Blog Network Liberal bloggers are ripping Solicitor General Donald Verrilli’s defense of the Obama administration’s health care law before the Supreme Court. Those on the left were fuming after Verrilli’s appearance before the high court on Tuesday …
Best in Blogs: The New Orleans Saints, Robert Johnson, and Super Tuesday – Wall Street Journal
March 7th, 2012 My Blog Network What will the law say about the New Orleans Saints scandal? Why is a Michigan man suing a theater for high concession prices? And are the incomes of one percenters actually falling? A look at the most interesting stories from the Wall Street …
Health Care In Massachusetts: ‘Abject Failure’ Or Work In Progress? – NPR News
February 13th, 2012 My Blog Network Voters are hearing a lot about health care this year. Republicans want to make the 2012 elections a referendum on the health care law that President Obama signed two years ago. That law was largely based on one that then-governor Mitt Romney …
Keep Blogging: Lawyers Are Reading – Mediabistro.com
February 8th, 2012 My Blog Network In just 18 months’ time, older generations of in-house lawyers have stepped up their social media use, largely on LinkedIn and law firm blogs, according to a new survey by communications firm Greentarget, consulting firm Zeughauser Group, and InsideCounsel magazine.
Posted in News Tags: consulting, generations, group, largely, law, months, stepped, time No Comments »Survey: Social Media, Blogs Gain Credibility In-House – Law.com
January 27th, 2012 My Blog Network The public relations firm Greentarget released a survey in 2010 regarding the use of social media by in-house counsel that has shaped strategy of law firms across the United States. This morning, the firm released its New Media Engagement Survey …
With Reservations, Obama Signs Act to Allow Detention of Citizens – ABC News
December 31st, 2011 My Blog Network In his last official act of business in 2011, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act from his vacation rental in Kailua, Hawaii. In a statement, the president said he did so with reservations about key provisions in the law …
Posted in News Tags: act, authorization, business, kailua, law, national, official, president, provisions, rental, reservations, signed, statement No Comments »Must Read Financial Blogs: Is Corzine Guilty of Raiding MF Global’s Client Accounts? – Minyanville
December 9th, 2011 My Blog Network Link: Is Corzine Guilty of Raiding MF Global’s Client Accounts? “When it comes to the law, intentions are often relevant. But that might not be enough to save Jon Corzine, the former politician and more recently former head of failed …