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December 19, 2005 | National Law Journal

Impact of 'Hamdan'

The Nov. 7 U.S. Supreme Court grant of certiorari in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, reversing a district court's judgment to suspend a military tribunal, could profoundly affect executive power, national security and civil liberty as well as influence the Supreme Court confirmation process for 3d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Samuel Alito.
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July 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

African-American attorney held at gunpoint will get his day in court

An African-American tax attorney who was held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police officers after a Papa John's employee allegedly accused him of pulling a gun while buying a pizza has won an appeal in the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
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June 16, 2010 | National Law Journal

U.S. Chamber intensifies campaign against R.I. federal judicial nominee

As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to vote on Jack McConnell's nomination for a federal judgeship in the District of Rhode Island, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is stepping up its campaign to derail his appointment.
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February 10, 2006 | National Law Journal

Outsourced employees triggering more suits

Corporate America's growing use of outsourcing to cut labor costs�without adequate background checks�has put it at substantially greater risk of litigation, employment lawyers are warning.
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March 17, 2010 | National Law Journal

Cooley Law School wins one, loses one in court

Cooley Law School dodged one legal bullet this week but got hit with another. A federal judge on Monday declined to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a former associate dean was fired in retaliation for opposing faculty nepotism involving a Michigan state judge. But the school fared better when a federal appeals court on Wednesday shot down a lawsuit alleging that Cooley failed to accommodate a student's learning disability and ultimately expelled her for poor grades.
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September 24, 2007 | National Law Journal

Keeping markets honest

The outcome of Stoneridgewill have enormous consequences for investors' ability to recover monies against those who purposefully enable others to lie to the markets � the silent partners in corporate fraud, insider trading and stock manipulation.
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January 30, 2012 | National Law Journal

Rethinking 'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh

His 20-year sentence is way out of proportion, compared with those of other convicted military detainees.
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November 27, 2012 | National Law Journal

Brief of the Week: Gore-Tex case stretches its lawyers

Mark Davies, partner in the Supreme Court and appellate practice at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, admits he is "very selective" about filing amicus briefs. But when longtime friend and former colleague Roy Englert asked him if he had an interest in filing one in Englert's Supreme Court case involving Gore-Tex, the offer was irresistible.
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May 23, 2011 | National Law Journal

Exit interview: 10th Circuit's Tacha on pay, political labels, Pepperdine

Before leaving the bench on May 31, Judge Deanell Tacha agreed to share some parting thoughts about the judiciary, the U.S. Supreme Court, the news media and her new job at Pepperdine.
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June 19, 2013 | Law.com

Harvard Law Financing Grads' Public-Interest Projects

While many law schools offer stipends or grants for students and graduates to do public interest work, Harvard is the first to offer support for entrepreneurial-minded graduates who want to create their own public service-oriented projects.
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