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Court backs police in chase case (AP)
AP - Police may use tactics that put fleeing suspects at risk of death to end high-speed car chases, the Supreme Court said Monday in ruling against a Georgia teenager who was paralyzed after his car was run off the road.
High Court eases current patent standard (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court on Monday made it easier to invalidate patents, scaling back a legal test that has fueled an era of protection for new products.
US high court backs policeman who rammed speeding car (AFP)
AFP - A police officer who deliberately rammed a car he was chasing, leaving the 19-year-old driver disabled, acted lawfully to protect others from harm, the US Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
Associate Pay Climbs at Top London Firms
As most U.K. firms approach the end of their current financial years, the Magic Circle has started to reveal new pay levels for London associates for the coming year. First up are Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance, which have both unveiled significant rises in their junior attorneys’ pay.
The Am Law 100: A Look Behind the Numbers
More lawyers are making megabucks than ever. In 2006, for the first time since started measuring the financial performance of law firms 22 years ago, a majority of America’s 100 top-grossing firms had profits per equity partner of $1 million or more. In fact, almost all indicators were on an upswing. How did law firms hit such levels? And what lessons lurk below the surface of the gleaming top-line numbers?
Court favors Microsoft in patent fight (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court sided with Microsoft Corp. on Monday, finding that U.S. patent law doesn’t apply to software sent to foreign countries.
US Supreme Court backs Microsoft in ATT patent battle (AFP)
AFP - The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that ATT could not extend its patent complaint with Microsoft past US borders in a welcomed precedent for US firms doing business abroad.
US top court refuses to hear Guantanamo case (AFP)
AFP - The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case brought by two detainees at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, who were contesting the legality of the base's military courts.
Supreme Court refuses detainees’ case (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the case of two Guantanamo Bay prisoners who want to challenge the legality of military commissions.
Top court won't hear power plant pollution rule (Reuters)
Reuters - The Supreme Court on Monday refused
to hear a Bush administration appeal defending its rule that
would allow older factories, refineries and coal-burning power
plants to upgrade their facilities without installing the most
modern pollution controls.