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Oregon will join six other states (California, Washington, New York, New Jersey, Utah, and Connecticut) and the District of Columbia in banning the use of hand held cell phones while driving. The Oregon law will go into effect January 1st, 2010.
The measure’s obvious aim is to keep drivers aware [...]
I had the great privilege of interviewing Stephanie Jim this week about the Berkeley Family Festival and Bike Rodeo that happened two weekends ago. Stephanie works as an Injury Prevention Program Intern with the City of Berkeley, and she co-organized this year’s event with the program’s director, Amy Ranger. After writing about my own bike [...]
A Berkeley Assemblywoman wants Amazon.com and other online retailers to collect sales tax from customers. Amazon says it’s unconstitutional. Online shoppers are upset that they have to pay sales tax. Controversy ensues!
Moving to the East Bay reminded your humble blogger about some basic bike safety concerns, and now I’m sharing the information and resources I found with my loyal readers.
Just when you thought Illinois couldn’t be more scandalous! We thought we’d seen the last of Governor Rod Blagojevich after his Senate nominee scandal landed him lots of media attention and plenty of shame. Surprise, surprise, he’s back, this time with a scandal surrounding admissions to the law school at the University of Illinois.
GJEL is proud to bring you a list of worthwhile events in the Bay Area every Friday.
This week includes San Francisco’s Pride Festival, some free music, and a couple of wine-related events.
Every so often I hear about something that someone in the legal profession did that is so laughable that I just have to post it for the world to see. For example, when an attorney blames his car speeding. Read on for more legal humor!
I’m happy to announce that we at GJEL have increased our web presence by joining Twitter. We want to build community, and there’s no better place to do that than on Twitter. Follow us at www.twitter.com/GJELblogger
The economy is shrinking and law firms are shrinking right along with it, meaning fewer jobs for new law school grads. So what’s a 3L to do?
GJEL is proud to bring you a list of worthwhile events in the Bay Area every Friday.
This week includes a free Elvis Costello concert, the Berkeley Family Festival and Bike Rodeo, and more.
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