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March 22, 2010 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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January 02, 2006 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS

Noteworthy verdicts and settlements.
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August 08, 2011 | National Law Journal

Wired

Profile of Lance Bridges, general counsel for Entropic Communi�cations Inc.
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August 30, 2004 | National Law Journal

More than 'Blakely'

Although the Supreme Court's recent decision in Blakely v. Washington has captured the headlines, there have been other important developments in the sentencing procedures. Courts are gradually changing the way sentencing is conducted, particularly in federal courts.
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May 23, 2005 | National Law Journal

Summers schooled

American women's rights advocates have long been adept at turning sex-based blunders into sex-based opportunities. A gaffe earlier this year by Harvard President Lawrence Summers has created another occasion for advancing gender equality..
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August 13, 2012 | National Law Journal

Retroactivity of cases on criminal defendants' rights

Of the past term's decisions, it's clear that one is not retroactive, another will allow for collateral attacks on convictions.
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May 31, 2011 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court finds former AG John Ashcroft immune from suit

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft is immune from a damages suit claiming he used the federal material witness statute in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as a pretext to detain terrorism suspects, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
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November 19, 2007 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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September 17, 2012 | National Law Journal

Yes, they're still opening law schools

The number of applicants to U.S. law schools has dipped by 25 percent during the past two years, but that didn't dissuade three new law schools from opening to students this fall. Here's a look at the latest additions to the county's legal academy.
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February 27, 2012 | National Law Journal

The Voting Rights Act is outmoded, unworkable

Section 5 was a valuable tool against disenfranchisement, but it now facilitates the bias it was designed to prevent.
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