The National Law Journal

August 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

By Walter W. Karnstein / Special to The National Law Journal

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October 13, 2006 | National Law Journal

We have a knack for celebrating things in America. It seems that every conceivable pastime, historical event, heritage, medical condition and social cause has its own commemorative day, week or month. Except, ironically, for one of the most cherished: freedom of speech.

By Richard T. Kaplar/Special to The National Law Journal

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October 09, 2006 | National Law Journal

Katrina should serve to provide a far more important lesson to the environmental movement-namely to be forthright and honest with the American people about the consequences of its proposed environmental policies, rather than try to pretend that the consequences of its policies will be without cost or negligible in terms of human suffering and living standards.

By Robert Hardaway/Special to The National Law Journal

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February 21, 2005 | National Law Journal

Justice Stephen G. Breyer deserves much credit for taking seriously the question of whether he should have recused himself in the sentencing guidelines cases, but the revelation that he sought advice from an academic expert raises another issue of judicial ethics that should not be lost.

By Andrew L. Kaufman Special to The National Law Journal

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September 08, 2003 | National Law Journal

An Alaska jury's $5 billion punitive damages award stemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill � already revisited and reduced in 2001 � will be revisited again in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on punitive damages.

By David HorriganSpecial to The National Law Journal

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December 22, 2006 | National Law Journal

Despite the political rifts ripping through our nation, most reasonable people hold two fundamental beliefs about our criminal justice system: The guilty should be held accountable, and the innocent should not be punished.

By Allan D. Sobel/Special to The National Law Journal

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November 17, 2003 | National Law Journal

In drafting arbitration agreements, lawyers have to walk a thin line between tilting the playing field unfairly and making that field so narrow that there's no room to play. A review of agreements that have failed to meet court challenges�and those that met such challenges�is a logical first step. But that's just a start.

By Curtis D. BrownSpecial to The National Law Journal

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March 09, 2009 | National Law Journal

The federally registered "OBX" trademark for products associated with North Carolina's Outer Banks came a step closer to meeting the fate of former trademarks Aspirin, Escalator and Pilates on Feb. 27, when the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal district court ruling that the OBX mark was invalid.

By David Horrigan / Special to The National Law Journal

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May 30, 2005 | National Law Journal

Vast numbers of lawyers mistakenly believe that to be good at their profession they must give up most of what they love, including writing for publication.

By Carole SargentSpecial to The National Law Journal

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March 28, 2005 | National Law Journal

In a ruling with national repercussions, a federal district judge in Illinois has ruled that the state's child welfare agency unconstitutionally denies due process to parents by separating families on nominal evidence" at the beginning of child abuse investigations.

By Peter PageSpecial to The National Law Journal

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