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May 15, 2006 | National Law Journal

Built from scratch

Profile of Christine A. Leahy, vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of CDW Corp.
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August 08, 2009 | National Law Journal

The Sotomayor Nomination

The National Law Journal's daily coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing of Sonia Sotomayor as U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Check back for daily updates.
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May 19, 2008 | National Law Journal

Firms gear up for critical tax policy changes

Law firms in Washington are gearing up for what attorneys say could be a crucial debate over U.S. tax policy ? one that might usher in the most extensive tax code changes in the past 20 years. Firms are trying recruit top tax attorneys, especially from Capitol Hill and the Bush administration, building lobbying coalitions and educating clients about what's at stake. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis won the latest hot hire, beating out five rivals this month to nab former Senate Finance Committee tax counsel Patrick Heck.
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November 08, 2004 | National Law Journal

Disparate impact in age law weighed

After turning down several cases raising perhaps the most important issue in age discrimination litigation today, the high court appeared ready to answer whether disparate impact claims can be brought under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
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November 30, 2006 | National Law Journal

Federal Circuit works well

A little more than eight years ago, as reported here, "the nation's dependence on technological innovation has pushed the once-obscure U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit center stage."
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January 31, 2008 | National Law Journal

Mukasey frustrates senators with waterboarding answers

Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Wednesday to debate waterboarding's legality and deflected questions from senators seeking his analysis on the interrogation technique. Testifying at an oversight hearing before the same Senate Judiciary Committee that hosted his confirmation hearing, Mukasey acknowledged that waterboarding is not among current CIA interrogation tactics. Because of that, he refused to talk about its past use on suspected terrorists, to which the Bush administration has admitted.
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September 05, 2011 | National Law Journal

CIVIL ACTIONS

The following cases were recently filed in the Washington-area district courts. This information is provided by the district courts' official online bulletins.
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October 27, 2008 | National Law Journal

Legal life after 'W' for many Bush attorneys

Attorneys who worked at appointed posts in the Bush administration are hearing from Washington law firms about life after "W." Of the attorneys from the Bush administration who are in demand the clamor is loudest for former Solicitor General Paul Clement, who resigned in June.
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January 11, 2012 | National Law Journal

Unanimous high court finds for church in EEOC fight

A surprisingly unanimous Supreme Court on Wednesday endorsed a "ministerial exception" to employment discrimination laws, asserting that under the First Amendment, government must keep its nose out of the hiring and firing of clergy.
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April 01, 2008 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court agrees to take free speech case on religious monument

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to step into a free speech case involving a church that wants to place a religious monument in a park. Officials in Pleasant Grove City, Utah, asked the court to step into the lawsuit brought by the religious group known as Summum, saying that if the group prevails, governments would be inundated with demands to display donated monuments. The city is refusing to allow the display of the monument in the same park that is the home for a Ten Commandments monument.
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