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June 28, 2004 | National Law Journal

In Brief

New York's high court voids state death penalty�and other news briefs.
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May 27, 2013 | National Law Journal

Shield Law Not the Answer to AP Flap

Vague talk about 'protecting whistleblowers' obscures the fact that some leaks are criminal.
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November 17, 2003 | National Law Journal

Ideas in competition

Centralized planning has few defenders today. But on matters of education, the system shows a continued resilience. A look at the English education systems offers graphic illustration of the long-term depilating effects of centralized control.
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October 17, 2005 | National Law Journal

Move to cut judicial elections brings clash

The Alabama State Bar has drafted legislation for a constitutional amendment that does away with partisan elections for the state's appellate judges, but it won't get on the ballot if the state's Republican Party gets its way.
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August 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

Fashion copyright suits may be in style

A fashion bill pending in Congress could dramatically increase apparel lawyers' work -- and make it a lot harder for consumers to stay in style. The Design Piracy Prohibition Act, S.B. 1957, would allow designers to copyright their designs -- and not just their logos -- for three years. That could lead to a flood of litigation as designers move to sue retailers who sell knock-offs intended for the mass market.
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January 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

Federal Circuit a 'hostile' forum?

Congress may soon eliminate the sole jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit over whistleblower appeals because of that court's apparent hostility to whistleblower claims and misinterpretations of the federal whistleblower law.
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August 04, 2003 | National Law Journal

Congress aims fatal shot

Should gun makers be their distributors' and dealers' keepers? The question of whether these manufacturers should bear any legal responsibility for harm caused by gun users is being addressed judicially and legislatively. The largely negative response thus far disserves the interests of the public.
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October 25, 2010 | National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE

Back from vacation in China, Judge Lamberth hands down a ruling that keeps the Bank of China as a defendant in a civil terrorism suit; Assistant AG Lanny Breuer takes on the banking industry; D.C. disbars seven lawyers in a single day; Robbins Geller hires its first lobbyist; Mark Cuban offers the SEC a deal; K&L Gates forms a foreclosure practice; and Sen. John Ensign racks up half a million dollars in legal fees.
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September 09, 2011 | National Law Journal

Yoo: Since Sept. 11, 'civil liberties have grown'

Did the Bush administration legally assume the executive powers required to respond decisively in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, or did it overreach the powers granted it by the Constitution at the expense of civil liberties, Congress and the courts? That question was up for debate during a panel session on Sept. 9 at New York Law School.
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January 05, 2009 | National Law Journal

Mall manslaughter

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. staged the ultimate doorbuster special in Valley Stream, N.Y., on the Black Friday after Thanksgiving 2008. Five minutes before the scheduled 5 a.m. opening time, 2,000 shoppers ripped the store's doors off their hinges and surged in, trampling temporary worker Jdimytai (Jimmy) Damour to death. While a chorus of commentators large enough to fill a 3,000-square-foot home theater denounced the crowd, it missed the point: Big-box retailers boost sales with dangerous marketing practices, and only criminal prosecution will deter them.
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