http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:07 -0500 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_1 a98d1d2d32f06eb3b48e925e2f3cfb21 To say the least, the state's new Supreme Court Justice-elect, Joan Orie Melvin, who ran as a reformer and turned down the judicial pay raise, will be viewed with considerable skepticism by her colleagues on the high court. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T15:12:20-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_2 aa25e10c8e198d3ae75d97fb49fe34bb Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:00:57 +0000 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_3 077f972605c2b04fe62eac04d6b78cb8 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T15:00:00-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_4 864f2aa0918f570629070ccf5243d9b7 Here are the results of the July 2009 Texas Bar Exam for first-time test-takers by law school, along with each school's U.S. News ranking: Texas Tech: 94.52% (Tier 3) Baylor: 94.12% (#65) Texas-Wesleyan: 93.29% (Tier 4) Texas: 92.36% (#15) Houston: 91.63% (#59) SMU: 90.99% (#49) South Texas: 89.66% (Tier 4)... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T14:25:00-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_5 b737ab50a3dc8982c5bab77a1e2ef235 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T14:25:00-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_6 3f36fadb2d34df862ee26e5f320e6eb8 TALLAHASSEE | In a case that could set a national standard for the sentencing of juvenile criminals, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in two Florida cases where the juveniles were sentenced to life without parole for nonmurder crimes. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T12:03:36-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_7 90e64e30ae5d128673eafa7bef4acd54 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:13:13 +0000 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_8 c2d9c39184f30521cb30c43e0ae723ee Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:12:19 -0500 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_9 0a6b0d3ccec89d5d4bf819be4215cff0 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T09:46:24-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_10 f1a6b163a0257d13a71201092703909f Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T09:46:24-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_11 f60936e7ff12bce8c0ebf5c46d407134 So I really like red shoes, you guys. Every time I watch The Wizard of Oz, I don’t really care about the stupid lion or the flying monkeys or even Dorothy’s awesome hair. Or the political allegory. I just keep an eye out for a shot of those awesome ruby slippers in the frame. I love them so. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T08:52:00-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_12 e64b3d737b751ab84954c92999bd1d08 Public Address on White Collar Crime by Preet Bharara, USA for the Southern District of NY, Nov. 19, 2009. Details here (esp) (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T08:19:32-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_13 116ce63420250eeb3102425794eb55ab Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_14 5b1ce191f3c1fe00cac0895ea3231aac Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_15 2ccefd71ad494008886c8f4cc38cdafe Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_16 73a41eebc1c1c473b19b2eb7f2377014 The United States' largest law firms this year suffered the deepest cuts in their attorney numbers since The National Law Journal began tracking the figures more than 30 years ago. The total number of attorneys working at the top 250 law firms plunged by 5,259 lawyers. Put another way, it's as if all of the lawyers working at two firms the size ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_17 915913a6aebabd7d3de8f0dfbc8a4a08 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:49:59 +0000 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_18 95811643aa685e0dd2d901a5d37f5615 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T19:37:37-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_19 706cdc1314aad2b24bf548132f205218 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:27:13 +0000 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/1#item_20 98014a7348be8fe1f9f3463993cee6e4 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:06:51 +0000 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/21#item_1 4ed9e68302900b5097ee03bc2a0ae3e4 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T07:56:35-08:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1257724246/21#item_2 f55f4119d396c57efd2e05edfb3f4cb1 Read on Source) ]]>