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August 31, 2011 | Delaware Law Weekly

Major Widener Law Donor Resigns Over Connell Suspension

Robert Taishoff has resigned from his position as chairman of Widener University School of Law’s Campaign Committee in protest of the university’s suspension of controversial law professor Lawrence J. Connell.
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July 18, 2012 | Delaware Law Weekly

District of Delaware Mulls Federal Re-Entry

The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware is mulling the creation of a federal re-entry court with the goal of reducing recidivism by improving the supervision of recently released inmates and providing services that will assist offenders with their reintegration into society.
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August 14, 2013 | Delaware Law Weekly

Wrong Plea Information Cured by Judge's Quick Correction

The Delaware Supreme Court has denied the appeal of an individual who sought to overturn his conviction on assault and weapons charges because the trial judge mistakenly told the jury the defendant and his brother had pleaded guilty to the charges.
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November 21, 2012 | Delaware Law Weekly

McGonigle, Markell's Chief of Staff, Set to Join Drinker Biddle

Thomas McGonigle, who serves as chief of staff to Governor Jack Markell, will step down from the position next month to manage the Wilmington office of Drinker Biddle & Reath. Mike Barlow, who is now chief legal counsel to the governor, will take over as chief of staff, the administration announced last week. Barlow and McGonigle said Markell will now seek to fill Barlow¡¦s present position.
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December 23, 2009 | Delaware Law Weekly

Balance Among Practices Helps State Chug Through Downturn

This has been a rough year economically speaking, and the legal business has not been immune, beset by layoffs and dissolutions, as happened to Philadelphia firm Wolf Block this spring.
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December 16, 2009 | Delaware Law Weekly

Fed. Judge Hears Arguments in Delaware River Dredging Case

A federal judge in Delaware will determine whether a federal agency's plan to deepen and widen the Delaware River must be regulated by the state of Delaware in order to mitigate what the state says are potentially harmful environmental effects.
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August 10, 2011 | Delaware Law Weekly

Questions About Witness Testimony Vacate Death Sentence

A Delaware Superior Court judge has ruled that convicted murderer Steven Shelton should be removed from death row. The judge is set to resentence him later this fall on lesser charges connected to the crime after it was revealed the state’s star witness against Shelton was tainted and may not have been competent to testify.
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June 08, 2011 | Delaware Law Weekly

Complex Litigation Division Celebrates First Year

The Delaware Superior Court's Complex Civil Litigation Division celebrated its one-year anniversary last month and is becoming a popular venue among attorneys.
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October 22, 2008 | Delaware Law Weekly

Delaware Likely to Remain Hotbed for Bankruptcy Filings

Bankruptcy lawyers in Philadelphia predict that the current economic crisis will inevitably lead to an increase in Chapter 11 filings by struggling businesses but that the lion's share of those cases are likely to be litigated in the bankruptcy courts in Delaware and the Southern District of New York, with only a handful of sizeable cases ending up in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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