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By The Rodent | March 29, 2001
It is a fact of law firm life that one's worth as a lawyer, and as a person, is measured not by competence or character but rather by the number of billable hours that one is able t
By Thomas Penfield Jackson | October 4, 2002
The U.S. Supreme Court has recently confirmed the constitutional right of elective judges to speak forthrightly to the electors about legal issues they may be obliged to decide, in Republic
May 10, 2004
Abu GhraibWhat took place in that prison does not represent the America that I know.- President George W. BushWe dare say that the abuse of p
By Ronald A. Berutti | February 19, 2007
Today, the federal government is closed. Thus, there should be fewer telephone calls, filings may wait another day, and a moment or two will be available to reflect on the one lawyer tra
By Pamela B. Stuart | April 20, 2009
Ever since the February 2007 report of the International Committee of the Red Cross about the treatment of 14 “high-value” detainees in CIA custody was publis
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By Bob Lande and Dave Solomon | April 1, 1999
Editor's Note:How might a breakup of Microsoft be structured? Open Court asked Bob Lande, an antitrust attorney and law professor, and Dave Solomon, a software professional, to
By Adam J. White | October 27, 2008
The vice president occupies a perennially curious office. In 1920, it was held in such low regard that a candidate for vice president—Franklin Roosevelt, no less—felt t
By John C. Anderson | May 5, 1999
"Be wary," White House Counsel Charles F.C. Ruff recently told the U.S. Senate. "Be wary of the prosecutor who feels it necessary to deceive the court." Prosecutorial misconduct is a growing
By Fenton Bresler | February 7, 2001
Shortly before Christmas, Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, a senior English judge, granted an injunction against three representative groups of the national press that many people believe to be a
By Harvey A. Silverglate | May 18, 2001
It's been said that outgoing FBI Director Louis Freeh is the ultimate Teflon Man, having presided over more high-profile scandals and screw-ups than any other top G-man since the bureau's crea
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