http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/ WLF Williams Law Firm weblog of legal news and observations, including a quote of the day and daily updates en Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:49:54 GMT jcraigwms@wlf-law.com jcraigwms@wlf-law.com Copyright 2005 May it Please the Court http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2091 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:49:54 GMT Should former MLB pitcher, Roger Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee take polygraph tests? That's just one of the topics discussed on this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer. Please join me and my fellow attorney and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we welcome legendary defense counsel, Attorney F. Lee Bailey and Michael S. Schmidt, reporter for The New York Times, to discuss the Clemens indictment on charges that he allegedly lied to Congress back in 2008, when he testified that he never used per...]]> http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2090 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:47:11 GMT A Boston medical student and accused Craigslist killer, Philip Markoff commits suicide in jail awaiting trial for first degree murder, prompting reactions ranging from frustration to relief. On this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, attorneys and co-hosts Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams welcome Douglas Berman, Law Professor at Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University, who first prompts the question on his blog,  Sentencing Law and Policy, about how we react to this turn of events in the leg...]]> http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2088 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:44:23 GMT With a vote of 63-37, the Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice making her the 112th justice, and the fourth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court. Please join my fellow attorney and co-host, Bob Ambrogi as he welcomes Professor Joel Grossman, a professor of political science, and a constitutional law scholar from Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland School of Law and Tony Mauro, Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal and for ALM Media, ...]]> http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2089 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:31:54 GMT In a landmark decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker in San Francisco struck down the controversial and highly-debated, Proposition 8 in California, which was approved by the state's voters in November 2008 and overturned a state supreme court ruling that resulted in the legalization of same sex marriage.  Please join my fellow attorney and co-host, Bob Ambrogi, as he welcomes Adam Winkler from UCLA Law School,  Professor Nelson Tebbe from B...]]> http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2087 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:17:41 GMT President Obama recently signed into law the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, better known as the Financial Reform Bill. This new legislation is aimed to crack down on the excesses of Wall Street and corporate America by overhauling banking and Wall Street regulations.  Please join me and my fellow attorney and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we welcome Attorney Martin E. Lybecker, a partner in Wilmer Hale's Regulatory and Government Affairs and Securities Departments, to disc...]]> http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2083 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:37:08 GMT If anyone has a 1966 Nissan Patrol for sale, please let me know.  Click on the link below and send me an email or call me at 949-422-7617.  Thanks....]]> http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2086 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:14:29 GMT 2010 marks the first year for the University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth, the state's first public law school.  Please join me and my fellow attorney and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we welcome Dean Robert V. Ward, Jr., to talk about the new UMass Law school. They discuss the rise in applications in a down economy, the incoming class and faculty, accreditation and the opportunities available for students after they leave law school....]]> http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2085 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:12:27 GMT The allure of social media has attracted businesses, law firms and the general public, but with the popularity of social media in and out of the workplace, comes potential legal issues. Please join me as I welcome Attorney Daliah Saper, Principal at Saper Law Offices and Attorney Bradley S. Shear, founder and managing partner of the Law Office of Bradley S. Shear, LLC to take a look at legal issues such as defamation, privacy issues, employee use of social media and how firms and businesses...]]> http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2084 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:07:56 GMT With the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term came some stand-out rulings including handgun case, McDonald v. City of Chicago and patent law case, Bilski v. Kappos. me and my fellow attorneys and co-host Bob Ambrogi welcome Adam Winkler, a constitutional law specialist from UCLA School of Law and Attorney Amy Howe, editor of SCOTUSblog to discuss the Supreme Court round-up. In addition, they discuss recent rulings, a liberal vs. conservative Supreme Court, the Elena Kagan confirmation hearing...]]> http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=2081 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:29:20 GMT Preserving the professional rules with regard to original content reporting and attribution to original sources is the topic on this Lawyer2Lawyer.  Please join me and my fellow attorney and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we welcome Alan Schwarz, a prolific sports writer from The New York Times, to discuss the legal and ethical issues pertaining to digital media. They discuss copyright law, the extent to which bloggers should give credit to original reportorial sources and the ethical guidelines bl...]]>