Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/30/09

Well, it’s my last full day in Los Angeles. After a gorgeous week down here, I have to say I’m beyond jealous of those of you who get to live in this place permanently. Tomorrow it’s back to Montana. Have a great weekend everyone.

• Two Hours to Download Newspaper to Computer? Let Us Take You Back to 1981 – Attorney-mediator Victoria Pynchon at the IP ADR Blog
• Former DOJ Lawyer Yoo Forming Defense of Torture Memos – The blogging constitutionalists at the American Constitution Society in their ACS Blog
• The Weekly Pharma Layoff Report – Management consultant Cliff Mintz of BioInsights Inc. at his Bio Job Blog
• President Obama’s First Law Makes it Easier for Employees to Sue for Pay Discrimination – The blogging lawyers and attorneys at Sheppard Mullin on their Labor Employment Law Blog
• Why the Hype on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is Overblown – Hartford attorney Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Former cops suffer due to now illegal hair testing – New York lawyer Kevin P. Sheerin in his New York Civil Service Attorney Law Blog
• Nevada Supreme Court issues First Six Opinions for 2009 – Las Vegas attorny Tami Cowden of Kummer Kaempfer at her blog, Appealing in Nevada
• A Quick Economic Stimulus Meets a Slow Environmental Process – Are NEPA Waivers Needed to Reach Energy Independence? – Seattle lawyer Bradley Martin on the blog for the American College of Environmental Lawyers
• Economic Hell Coming in 2009 for Big Law Firms – Legal marketing specialist Larry Bodine at his Law Marketing Blog
• Take the Plunge II–It’s about time – Chicago attorney Patrick J. Lamb of Valorem Law Group at his blog, In Search of Perfect Client Service