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National Law Journal

The Supreme Court Should Reject Arizona's Effort to Impose Death Penalty Without a Fair Trial

The criminal justice system cannot function effectively without public confidence in the reliability of jury trials. That means that egregious examples of ineffective trial counsel must have some path to meaningful review. Arizona now urges the Supreme Court to prohibit federal courts from considering the evidence that incompetent state counsel failed to uncover. SCOTUS should not permit it.
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Corporate Counsel

Panelists: Being a Leader in a Digital World Requires Allowing Yourself to Be Vulnerable

Leading teams in a virtual world requires a high level of attentiveness to employees. As the pandemic has caused many personal problems to spill into the workplace, leaders need to listen genuinely and be inspirational.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Presidents Are Too Reliant on Executive Power, Judge Neomi Rao Says

While legislative business appears to be more challenging in a polarized political environment, D.C. Circuit Judge Neomi Rao advocates self-restraint on the side of the executive branch. "The more it looks like legislating, it should be handed to Congress."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Afghan Women Cyclist Team Receives Evacuation Support From Hogan Lovells

Since the fall of Kabul, Hogan Lovells' attorneys have been working on getting the Afghan women cyclist team and other at-risk groups out of the country. It has been a tremendous global evacuation effort with ever growing legal and logistical challenges.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Legal Marathon Encounters Countless Hurdles in the Fight for Compensation for 9-11 Survivors

Since 2002, Motley Rice has been fighting in court for the families of the victims of the 9-11 terror attacks. President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order to declassify FBI documents of the attack investigation. The release could be a "game changer" for the case.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Solemn Recollections: Attorneys, Staff and Court Officials Remember 9/11

Attorneys to whom we reached out this week in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have shared a range of stories, each of which are unforgettable in their own way.
22 minute read

Texas Lawyer

COVID-19's Not Going Away and Neither are Workplace Safety Concerns: Answers to the Most Common Questions Employers Have About OSHA's New Guidance for Preventing the Spread of COVID-19

The dangerous new spike in COVID cases has many employers now considering an array of options for limiting the risk of COVID-19 exposure in the workplace. In addition to considering updated masking protocols, many businesses have recently begun to consider or implement other policies.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Your Business Client Needs a Cybersecurity Insurance Policy Now

'Most big companies already have cybersecurity insurance, but it has yet to trickle down to smaller companies and nonprofits; that should change,' says John Jackson, a partner in Jackson Walker in Dallas and Houston.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How to Win the Battle for Talent in Texas' White Hot Legal Job Market

When it comes to hiring the legal talent they desire, firms need to do the best they can to get in a position to pay market compensation and build around their core, higher-rate practices.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Legislature Considers Shield from COVID-19 Liability Lawsuits for Texas Businesses

With more Texas businesses reopening every day, a new state law would dramatically curtail or end the 700-plus pending lawsuits asserting damages related to COVID-19 exposure in courts across the state, along with all future COVID-19 exposure lawsuits.
5 minute read

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