Podcast descrition from the site: "Just recently 15-year old student Phoebe Prince from South Hadley, Massachusetts took her own life after she was being constantly "cyberbullied" by a group of students at her school.  Phoebe's story is one of many that has left communities reeling, schools in the hot seat and parents enraged by the lack of protection of their children and a lack of discipline against the perpetrators. Co-hosts and attorneys J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome David T. Tirella, partner at the firm Eaton, Powell & Tirella and Debra Johnston,  founder of Students For Safer Schools and mother of Jeffrey Johnston, a victim of cyberbullying, to discuss the latest in cyberbulling prevention, legislation against cyberbullying and what to do if your child becomes a victim.

For more information on Cyberbullying go to stopcyberbullying.org or bullypolice.org

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Source:  Legal Talk Network, 18 February 2010. © 2010 · Legal Talk Network. Reproduced with permission of Scott R. Hess.

This post was written by Simon Fodden: "As everyone will know, California's Proposition 8, passed in November of 2008, added this section to the state constitution: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." On January 11, the constitutionality of that law will be challenged in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (USDCCAND) in a case styled Perry v. Schwarzenegger. The case has elicited such public interest -- see, e.g., the nifty media guide [PDF] issued by the court -- that the judge in the matter has ruled that it be broadcast on YouTube..."

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Source: Slaw.ca, 7 January 2010

From the site: "The admitted mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspects will head to New York City, blocks from Ground Zero, to face a federal trial in civilian court and it is creating quite the controversy.  On Lawyer2Lawyer, co-hosts and attorneys, Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams welcome Attorney Tara L. Murray, U.S. Counsel for Reprieve and Gregory S. McNeal, a visiting assistant professor of law at Penn State's Dickinson School of Law , to discuss this controversial federal trial in a NY civilian court, the ongoing legal work in Guantanamo and ultimately the closing of Guantanamo.

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Source: Legal Talk Network, 19 November 2009

From the site: "Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals is facing a growing number of lawsuits claiming that the company concealed the health risks associated with the top-selling birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin.  Co-hosts and attorneys J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Attorney Mike Danko from the Danko Law Firm and James T. O'Reilly, Professor of Law at University of Cincinnati College of Law, to a look at the basis for the litigation, the reported side affects, the FDA's role, Bayer's continued marketing campaign and the federal lawsuit against the makers of Yaz & Yasmin.

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Source: Legal Talk Network, 29 October 2009

Posted by Carolyn Elefant: "Call me old fashioned, but even with the recent decline in newspaper circulation, I hold a special place in my heart for the old Gray Lady.  For all the exposure that the Internet offers, nothing quite parallels the reach of a mention in the pages of the New York Times, or rivals the cache of a "quoted in the New York Times" entry on a lawyer bio.

Guess what?  You don't need to be a bigwig to snag a mention in the New York Times, or at least, at one of its online sites.  These days, the New York Times gives readers the ability to contribute posts to its local blogs or to cover local news stories.  And lawyers are already taking advantage of these opportunities to contribute to the local community while gaining exposure for their practice.

Consider Livingston, New Jersey-based new solo, Jodi Rosenberg (whose office, coincidentally, is located in my hometown, right around the corner from where I grew up).  Rosenberg wrote this post for the New York Times' local Maplewood blog about an author's talk that she organized for a working mothers' group.  In the post, Rosenberg shares useful tips on how to locate published authors to speak at events as well as information on Workmoms, a social networking group for working mothers that Rosenberg co-leads.  But Rosenberg also discretely slips in mention about starting her new law firm.  Rosenberg's post thus brings exposure both to her Workmoms group (which can generate membership and lead to increased connections and potential clients) and directly to her law firm.

Former lawyer turned author, writing coach and speaker Ari Kaplan has also posted on the New York Times blog, once about his experience of writing his book at the local library and once about family activities.   Kaplan's articles help build a local following, not to mention that he garnered a nice byline with information about his business.

The Times offers another opportunity for lawyers to get exposure and even meet prospective clients face to face with its Virtual Assignment Desk.  The Virtual Assignment Desk lists local events where news coverage is desired, and then solicits volunteers who are willing to cover those events and file a blog post and story.  Past assignments include school board meetings, a League of Women Voters' workshop offering tips for citizen journalists and a town board of trustees meetings.  By attending these events as a journalist, lawyers have the opportunity to get to know the key players, and even have a chance to interact with them directly by interviewing them for a story.  Consider a lawyer interested in a niche practice advising bloggers and citizen journalists.  Attending a meeting on citizen journalism and reporting about it can get the lawyer's name out in front of prospective clients. 

Does the metropolitan newspaper in your area offer these kinds of opportunities?  Not only can your effort help rebuild the newspaper industry, but you can help build your own practice in the process."

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Source: Nolo's Legal Marketing Blog, 26 October 2009

From the site: "In a landmark decision in Connecticut v. American Electric Power Co. Inc., the 2nd U.S Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a group of eight states, the City of New York and various environmental groups, who had filed a public nuisance lawsuit against five of the nation's biggest coal-burning utilities.  Attorneys and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Attorney Matthew F. Pawa from Law Offices of Matthew F. Pawa, P.C. and  Attorney Thomas J. Heiden, partner in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins, to dissect Connecticut v. AEP, get reaction from both sides of this landmark case and how this decision will impact power companies, as well as future environmental litigation.

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Source: Legal Talk Network, 8 October 2009

Posted by Bruce Carton: "Modern technology is obviously invaluable to law enforcement's efforts to apprehend criminals, but the latest confluence of mobile technology and social media is also becoming a powerful tool for avoiding the police.

On his blog, law professor Jonathan Turley highlights the case of Elliot Madison, who he notes is now the subject of an intriguing constitutional fight with both federal and state authorities. Madison, "a self-described anarchist," was arrested during the recent G20 summit for using Twitter to send messages on the location of police during the G20 protests.

Madison claims that he was arrested because his tweets were helping people evade the police. Turley writes that "arresting someone for communications based on public observations is an abuse of authority and a violation of the Constitution." He points out that charging Madison for assisting criminal conduct based on his tweets would gut the First Amendment and create a chilling effect on citizen communications.

The police apparently do not have the same reaction, however, to another technology that is arguably geared toward helping people evade police on the road. TechCrunch reports that a new iPhone and BlackBerry application called Trapster helps users avoid speed traps (a funnier but "R-rated" description of Trapster is available here). Not unlike the Madison case, Trapster relies on users to report speed traps when they see them, allowing other users to avoid tickets.

Interestingly, the police response to Trapster is not to complain that it assists criminal conduct (speeding) as in Madison's case. Rather, the police have reportedly endorsed Trapster under the theory that "if someone slows down because of (Trapster), it's accomplishing the same goal of trying to get people to obey the speed limit." That's one theory. Then there's the way Paul Carr thinks of it in that "R-rated" review of his in The Guardian: "Trapster: the mobile distraction for when driving at high speed isn't f**king dangerous enough."

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Source: Legal Blog Watch, 6 October 2009

Posted by Chuck Kallendorf: "USAToday.com last Wednesday morning reported that many "states were trying to put the brakes on bad driving by targeting 'super speeders,' lane hogs and those guilty of multiple moving violations."

"The moves," the article says, "come as a growing body of evidence suggests that aggressive driving -- including speeding, tailgating, changing lanes without signaling, ignoring traffic signals and weaving in and out of traffic -- is deadlier than drunken driving. An April study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that aggressive driving was a factor in 56% of all fatal U.S. crashes from 2003 through 2007."

Florida is leading the way with a new law that sends its worst drivers back to driving school, while Georgia, to cite a second state, is adding an extra $200 fine to the tickets of "super speeders" -- defined as drivers caught traveling more than 75 mph on two-lane roads or 85 mph on any road, according to the article."

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Source: Cincinnati Law Library Blog, 21 August 2009

From the site: "The arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts ignited a wide range of legal and social debate as well as a media firestorm worldwide. Attorneys Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams welcome famed attorney, Jack Greenberg, the former director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund who, together with Thurgood Marshall, argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court in 1954. Now the Alphonse Fletcher Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, Greenberg shares his perspective on racial profiling, civil rights and what we still need to learn about race relations.

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From the site: "Debate continues over Health Care reform. Co-hosts J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Dr. David Orentlicher, professor and co-director of the Center for Law and Health at Indiana University Schools of Law and Medicine and Attorney Joel L. Michaels, the partner-in-charge of the Health Law Department in McDermott Will & Emery LLP's Washington, D.C. office, to discuss legal issues surrounding healthcare reform, its impact on businesses, hospitals, and individuals and the role of federal government in the marketplace of health care insurance.

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Source: Legal Talk Network, 22 July 2009