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July 02, 2007 | National Law Journal

D.C. court reform's role

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on June 29 that it would hear challenges by Guant�namo Bay detainees to the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005. One of the key issues is whether the mechanism provided by the DTA for judicial review of determinations of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia "can [e]ver be an adequate substitute for habeas."
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August 04, 2003 | National Law Journal

Mix of Wins and Losses

In the recently completed 2002-2003 term, the Supreme Court decided a wide array of business cases. The court's decisions included some significant wins for business, as well as some losses.
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March 07, 2007 | National Law Journal

Law school Supreme Court clinics make their mark

Half a dozen top law schools have followed the model of Stanford Law School and set up Supreme Court clinics. In each, top students work with faculty and seasoned Supreme Court litigators to write briefs in a clinic setting for Supreme Court cases. Last week, it seemed that clinics were everywhere on the Court's docket.
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November 09, 2009 | National Law Journal

Justices greet Bilski arguments with doubt, disdain

U.S. Supreme Court justices from across the spectrum voiced skepticism Monday in the long-awaited argument in Bilski v. Kappos, touted by some as the most important patent case in decades.
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February 18, 2013 | National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE

Sotomayor changes directions on cameras; Traxler to lead Judicial Conference; Begich on D.C. subcommittee; DLA Piper for Al Jazeera; remembering Steuart Pittman; honoring Hatch; and renominating Block and Griffin for NLRB in this week's column.
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March 05, 2013 | National Law Journal

Court cool to appeal by mobster's girlfriend

A lawyer for the girlfriend of mobster James J. "Whitey" Bulger's argued at a federal appeals court that her eight-year prison sentence was excessive.
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December 22, 2008 | National Law Journal

A modest proposal

Sometimes change comes quietly and by degrees rather than suddenly and with fanfare. One such change (and an unfortunate one) is the increasing rarity of hearings on dispositive motions in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Many, possibly most, of the judges on the court rarely have counsel in for hearings on motions for summary judgment or other dispositive motions. This is not a desirable development.
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March 26, 2013 | Law.com

Ex-Nixon Peabody partner's co-defendant draws 10-year sentence in Ponzi scheme

The sentencing of a Beverly Hills, Calif., businessman who admitted his role in a $20 million Ponzi scheme might bode ill for his alleged co-conspirator, former Nixon Peabody securities partner David Tamman.
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March 15, 2011 | National Law Journal

Federal Circuit erects high standard for false labeling complaints

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit outlined a high pleading standard for plaintiffs filing lawsuits against companies for falsely labeling their products as covered by patents.
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November 15, 2011 | National Law Journal

Bumpy ride ends in legal fees settlement between O'Melveny, MGA

A spokeswoman for O'Melveny & Myers has announced a "mutually acceptable settlement" between the firm and MGA Entertainment Inc. in an ongoing dispute over unpaid fees.
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