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Declining to hear a closely-watched gun case, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a decision that California gun dealers have no Second Amendment right to sell firearms. Without explanation or comment, the Supreme Court inaction effectively upholds a ruling by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Teixeira v. County of Alameda. In that case, the appeals panel said the Constitution does not “confer a freestanding right on commercial proprietors to sell firearms....

Police officers executed a search warrant for Jared Cardoza’s apartment and seized more than 200 grams of cocaine, more than 300 grams of marijuana, a Beretta 9-millimeter semi-automatic pistol, a Colt .357 revolver, more than $100,000 in cash, and a variety of drug paraphernalia. Yikes. You don’t want to be that guy, right? After the government obtained a grand jury indictment against Cardoza for federal drug trafficking and firearm offenses, he moved to suppress the evidence found in his apartment....

It’s the undeniable goal of most lawyers to see his or her name affixed within the firm name. Who doesn’t want to be partner? The ego, the prestige, the salary – and of course, perks! As it turns out, being a partner isn’t desirable for everyone. Partners don’t necessarily live the blessed lives young lawyers imagine. Also, there are good reasons to believe that the traditional partner-track model for lawyers may soon be a thing of the past....

The town of Kennebunk, Maine was rocked by allegations that its local Zumba studio was also a house of prostitution. Zumba instructor Alexis Wright was arrested and charged with 106 counts of prostitution, violation of privacy, tax evasion, and other charges. She pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, reports The New York Times. Sure Zumba is a pretty sexy way to work out but police were more concerned with what happened in Wright’s studio and office after hours....

In a relay, if one person goes down, everyone goes down. But in the case of Marion Jones’ Olympic teammates from the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney an exception has been made. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, based in Switzerland ruled that the IOC wrongfully stripped LaTasha Colander Clark, Jearl Miles-Clark, Monique Hennagan, Andrea Anderson, Chryste Gaines, Torri Edwards, Nanceen Perry and Passion Richardson of their relays medals. Clark and her teammates ran on the relay team with admitted doper Marion Jones....

Trial court judgment sustaining the demurrers of Class Counsel is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff is collaterally estopped from pursuing a malpractice claim against Class Counsel based on the theory that counsel breached their duty of care to the class by failing to negotiate a different settlement notice procedure than that approved by the trial court in the prior action; and 2) plaintiff’s argument that Class Counsel breached their duty of care by failing to contact him specifically once they knew or should have known that he had not submitted a timely claim form fails, as there is no authority imposing such an obligation on counsel in a class action suit....

The small Minnesota town of Cormorant has elected its first mayor. He’s technically only 7 years old, and that’s not even the weird part: He’s also a dog. Duke the Great Pyrenees, who’s 49 in dog years, defeated his human opponent, local store-owner Richard Sherbrook, in something of a landslide – if you could really call it that; Cormorant only has 12 residents, reports Fargo, North Dakota’s WDAY-TV. So of course this canine mayor “begs” the question: Is it even legal to elect an animal?...

For many attorneys out there, the struggle is real just to keep enough money coming through the doors to pay the office bills, let alone your personal bills. Moonlighting in any non-legal industry can often feel disheartening and misery inducing, but it’s better than turning to a life of crime. While the TV show Breaking Bad was entertaining, you don’t want that life for yourself. After all, we lawyers are particularly risk averse having had the reasonable person standard drilled into our brains since being reborn as baby lawyers in law school....

Perhaps that’s why they included this little Easter egg in section 57.10, warning users that the software is “not intended for use with life-critical or safety-critical systems.” There is, however, one important exception: Good to know. “…this restriction will not apply in the event of the occurrence (certified by the United States Centers for Disease Control or successor body) of a widespread viral infection transmitted via bites or contact with bodily fluids that causes human corpses to reanimate and seek to consume living human flesh, blood, brain or nerve tissue and is likely to result in the fall of organized civilization....

Defendant’s conviction and death sentence for the first degree murder of a fellow jail inmate, while awaiting trial for the murder of two college students, is reversed where defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to represent himself at trial was denied as the trial court erroneously decided that defendant could not adequately represent himself because of jail restrictions resulting from his disciplinary infractions, and Faretta and its progeny require reversal of the judgment in its entirety....

How does simulating oral sex with a statue of Jesus turn into a potential two years in juvie? Start by examining the case of a 14-year-old Pennsylvania teen who has been charged with the “desecration of a venerated object.” In July, the young man posted pictures to Facebook of him straddling a statute of a kneeling Jesus in front of an Everett, Pennsylvania, Christian organization, reports The Huffington Post. What’s going on in this Jesus statue oral sex case?...

Arizona’s shutdown of a “fish pedicure” spa was lawful, and did not violate the spa owner’s constitutional rights, an Arizona court has ruled. But exactly what are “fish pedicures”? And why did the Arizona Board of Cosmetology find it too fishy for a nail salon in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert? Just ask Cindy Vong, the manager of La Vie Nails & Spa. Her salon offered a service called “Spa Fish” that would allow tiny fish to nibble off the dead skin on people’s feet....

Student loans are often the only way that students can afford education. And for many students, one of the saving graces of student loans is the federal debt forgiveness program that allows those who put their education to use in public service to have their loans forgiven after a decade of timely (income-based) payments. Unfortunately for one borrower, despite allegedly being told she would qualify, when she could just start to see the finish line, her lender pulled the rug out from under her....

Hynix Semiconductor Inc. won’t be arguing to the Supreme Court why frequent Federal Circuit Court of Appeals litigant Rambus should be barred enforcing certain patents. This week, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in the case between the two companies. Rambus, which describes itself as “one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies,” has been mired in patent litigation with Hynix since the ’90s. Hynix had asked the Court to consider whether Rambus had illegally sued for patent infringement, reports Reuters....

Tim Tebow recently received official trademark protection over the phrase and pose of “Tebowing.” So if the New York Jets backup quarterback (and devout Christian) does not like the way you pray, he could make you pay, reports The Washington Times. Tebowing has become one of the rare sporting crazes that has crossed over into mainstream life. Football players now Tebow after touchdowns, actors Tebow after winning awards, and criminals Tebow after committing crimes....

TNA Merchant Projs., Inc. v. FERC, No. 08-1201, involved petitions for review of two orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), holding that the rate schedule petitioner proposed for supplying reactive power to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) constituted a “changed rate” that was subject to the suspension and refund provisions of section 205(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. section 824d(e). The court granted the petitions on the ground that the Commission failed to respond to petitioner’s argument that its rate could not be classified as “changed” since it was not previously filed....

The holidays are just around the corner and that can mean just one thing – a desperate rush for last minute gifts. If you order today, you can still get gifts delivered by Christmas Eve and the first day of Hanukkah. With all this last minute shopping, we couldn’t help think of the businesses who make our holiday commerce possible. In that vein, this week’s three top coolest jobs all have something to do with gift giving, presented as part of our affiliate relationship with Indeed....

Mildred Delgado was convicted of robbery and kidnapping for purposes of robbery on evidence from which a jury could have determined that an accomplice — not Delgado — “performed the act of asportation necessary to the offense of kidnapping.” He claims the trial court erred in failing to instruct, sua sponte, on the law of accomplice liability. Last week, the California Supreme Court concluded that Delgado was right: the court was required to instruct on aiding and abetting liability as a general legal principle raised by the evidence and necessary for the jury’s understanding of the case....

For millions who bet on the Patriots to win the Super Bowl (again) last night, they’ll be looking to cash in those winnings today. (Just as long as they didn’t also bet the over.) While most of us would try to cash that winning ticket in ASAP, there could be quite a few reasons you might have to wait: maybe you placed the bet while on vacation to Las Vegas, and need to cash it in person at the casino; or maybe, after all that celebrating, you need to track down exactly where you stashed the ticket....

If you take drugs–not that we condone such behavior–don’t purchase anything from one Karin Mackaliunas. The Scranton woman apparently missed the memo explaining that her vajayjay has two applications and two applications only–those of the carnal variety, and birthing a child. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, Mackaliunas turned her nether regions into storage. Cops found a staggering 54 bags of heroin inside. And for some reason, an additional $51.22. After crashing her vehicle near Scranton, Pennsylvania, Karin Mackaliunas was detained by police on suspicion that she was involved in the burglary of a local bar....