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The National Law Journal

August 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

The emphasis is on building practical skills

By Steve Akers / Special to The National Law Journal

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November 10, 2008 | National Law Journal

Retaliation claim kills Title VII case

Telling a white male police lieutenant that he had "pleaded himself right out of court" in his suit claiming race and sex discrimination, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Nov. 3 that — by arguing that he was suspended in retaliation for uncovering police misconduct in addition to being treated differently than a black female officer — the lieutenant had undermined his claim, justifying a summary judgment against him.

By David Horrigan / Special to The National Law Journal

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January 19, 2009 | National Law Journal

Curbs on lottery advertising sustained

Rejecting the First Amendment analyses of both litigants and a federal district court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the state of West Virginia's restrictions on video lottery advertising.

By David Horrigan / Special to The National Law Journal

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June 19, 2006 | National Law Journal

Call a search a search

We will never know whether the NSA telephone data-retrieval program meets constitutional norms because the Supreme Court has defined the issue out of existence. Because the NSA program involves no search as the Supreme Court defines that term, its constitutionality is not seriously at stake.

By Michael Goldsmith/Special to The National Law Journal

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April 24, 2006 | National Law Journal

End the draft

Surely there is a way for the government to wage war on white-collar crime without preventing businesspeople from meeting their ethical obligations or undermining the corporate culture most effective at reducing illegal behavior. I propose a simple solution. End the draft.

By John HasnasSpecial to The National Law Journal

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August 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

Section will sharpen its international focus

By Karl Ege / Special to The National Law Journal

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January 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

Debunking stereotypes

No other law has done more to debunk the myths of the worn-out worker than the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). An offspring of the civil rights era, the ADEA has stood for 40 years as the primary guarantor of the rights of older workers. As a deterrent to crafty employers seeking to downsize, or as a legal defense in the courts, the ADEA has helped chip away at views of older workers as rigid, inadaptable, slow and accident-prone, views that prevent us from seeing them as a valuable resource.

By Thomas C. Nelson / Special to The National Law Journal

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March 22, 2004 | National Law Journal

'Open files' an open debate

The recent acquittal of a former death row inmate whose case was overturned because evidence was withheld has prompted North Carolina's attorney general to call for a statewide open-file discovery process in capital cases.

By Tresa BaldasSpecial to The National Law Journal

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September 20, 2004 | National Law Journal

Promote families

The debate over gay marriage has incorrectly focused on state-sanctioning of romantic, intimate relationships. The real focus should be on creating a system that fosters and rewards families, that is, anyone�straight or gay�who raises children. Leave marriage per se to religious institutions.

By Elizabeth Price Foley Special to The National Law Journal

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October 20, 2003 | National Law Journal

Crackdown on guardian-lawyers

Authorities in Michigan are cracking down on lawyers who are appointed to represent neglected and abused kids but fail to visit them as required by law.

By Tresa BaldasSpecial to The National Law Journal

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