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Judge Approves Spectrasite Holdings Plan
Spectrasite Holdings Inc. hopes to emerge from bankruptcy in two weeks, now that a judge has confirmed a plan which would give the wireless communications tower company to holders of $1.8 billion in unsecured bonds. Judge Thomas Small confirmed the pre-negotiated plan in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina after all major objections were resolved prior to the hearing.Deal Watch: Weather Channel buyout makes rain for three local firms
Nine Am Law 100 law firms, including Atlanta's Kilpatrick Stockton, Alston Bird and Troutman Sanders, were among the firms involved in the sale of The Weather Channel to a partnership between NBC Universal and two private equity funds.Landmark Communications Inc. of Norfolk, Va., said in January that its Atlanta-based cable-television network was for sale.Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 14827BRADFORD COLEMAN, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, and as aggrieved employee purs
Former McGuireWoods Partner Charged in Corruption Probe
A federal grand jury in Raleigh, N.C., has charged C. Ruffin Poole, a former McGuireWoods partner and one-time chief legal aide to former North Carolina Gov. Michael Easley, with 51 counts of corruption. As prosecutors were closing in, Poole left McGuireWoods last month. Prosecutors claim that Poole extorted money from key Easley supporters through his role as the governor's legal counsel and took action on environmental permits to push forward development projects in which he was a silent investor.Salary Raises Dwarfed by Law School Tuition Hikes
Runaway costs for a legal education are threatening to trample any optimism among law school graduates created by recent associate salary increases at the nation's top law firms. Law school tuition is bounding far ahead of pay raises at firms of all sizes.Cite as 11 C.D.O.S. 1250BRADFORD COLEMAN, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, and as aggrieved employee pursu
Evolution of Military Commissions Clouds Debate Over 9/11 Trials
The debate over where to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is defined by sharp disagreement over the legal rights of accused terrorists and the relative strengths and weaknesses of civilian and military commission systems. The Obama administration is nearing a decision on where to hold a trial once slated for New York, and officials are struggling to develop a clear rationale for sending some detainees into federal court, others into trial by military commission, and detaining others without any trial at all.PUBLISHEDArgued: May 14, 2008Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge, and Alexander WILLIAMS, Jr., United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation
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