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The Legal Intelligencer

New Public Access Policy Coming Soon: Prepare Now to Be Competent

One dictionary defines “competence” as “the ability to do something successfully or efficiently.”
18 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Compelling Read About the Administration of Justice in Our Society

This book should be required reading for every new prosecutor. It should be read by anyone who cares about the administration of justice in our society.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Et Tu, Marc Elias? The Perkins Coie Partner and the Trump Russia Dossier

As a reporter, I fully expect lawyers to equivocate and fudge, to split hairs and misdirect when asked an uncomfortable question. But to flat-out lie? That's not how it's done.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Does 'Kaczkowski v. Bolubasz' Apply to Social Security?

Kaczkowski v. Bolubasz, 491 Pa. 561 (1980), is one of the few decisions in the nation that rules out discounting to present value, under the assumption that the inflation rate is equal to the discount rate.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Stress Is On the Rise: Take Steps to Manage It

The other day, I began typing the word “coping” into a Google search and before I could even finish, Google began to populate search results which included coping with Hurricane Harvey,
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Does 'Reasonable' Mean Under the SEC's New Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules?

U.S. public companies, other than emerging growth and smaller reporting companies, are tackling their first pay ratio disclosures.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

First Amendment Protection May Not Be Enough

Today we take the First Amendment as prohibiting any law that abridges free speech or a free press, but did the drafters of the First Amendment really mean that the press was at liberty to insult and demean the president of the United States without penalty?
11 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Finds Expert Valuations Are Inadmissible as Hearsay Evidence

The Delaware Court of Chancery issued an important evidentiary ruling in Zohar II 2005-1 Ltd. v. FSAR Holdings, finding that expert valuation reports were inadmissible as hearsay.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Courts Recognizing Employment Discrimination Causes of Action for Medical Marijuana Patients

As more states legalize marijuana for medical use, employers are asking themselves whether they need to hire or continue to employ those who have a prescription for marijuana and test positive for marijuana.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

How Covington and Davis Wright Scored a Major DOJ Policy Change for Microsoft

The word “Microsoft” appears nowhere in a groundbreaking policy memo issued by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein—but you can draw a direct line to the tech giant and its legal team.
14 minute read

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