Hoschton appeals to high court on fee dispute

Death row inmate dealt new legal blow
ATLANTA - A federal appeals panel on Thursday dismissed an appeal from Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis, dealing him another setback in his attempt to prove he was wrongly convicted of the 1989 murder of a Savannah police officer.

Full Disclosure Network®: Ninth Circuit Court STAYS Richard I Fine Disbarment Case Linking It To Judicial Bias Case
A Ninth Circuit Court Stay Order in a disbarment case provides a new twist in a ten-year legal battle for the beleaguered Anti-Trust attorney Richard I Fine who has been held in solitary confinement in the L.A. County Central Mens Jail since March 4, 2009. Fine was sentenced indefinitely, without bail or hearing date, for civil contempt of court, by L A Superior Court Judge David Yaffe for refusing to comply with a court order. At his March 4, 2009 Superior Court sentencing hearing, (No. 109420) Mr. Fine attempted to disqualify Judge David Yaffe from sitting the case noting he had been receiving payments from L. A. County, an interested party in the case (Marina Strand Colony Homeowners Assn. vs. County of L.A.) A transcript of Mr. Fine ...

David Rivkin Testifies at Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings
Former White House Legal Advisor Testifies on National Security Issues

South Carolina Attorney Admitted Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
James R. Snell, Jr., Lexington, South Carolina Attorney, has been recently admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington, DC. This will compliment the services available to his clients in the areas of criminal defense and appellate law.

Fed court allows forced meds for suspect
ATLANTA — An attorney for a paranoid schizophrenic plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals panel's decision to allow prison doctors to forcibly medicate his client so he can stand trial on bank robbery charges.

High Court Considers H&C Brief in Landmark Bilski Ruling
In 2009 Silicon Valley based Hopkins & Carley was retained by a number of international groups and business leaders to present a joint Amicus Curiae (friend of court) brief to the United States Supreme Court to address important issues regarding the rules for patenting information such as software and business methods. Today the High Court issued its much anticipated ruling in that landmark patent case – Bilski v. Kappos.

Bretz & Coven Legal Team Wins a Second Circuit Precedent to Revive Asylum Case for Chinese Dissident
In a landmark case before U.S. Court of Appeals, New York immigration law firm secures new opportunity at asylum for Chinese political activist seeking to avoid return to China