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June 06, 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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September 01, 2003 | National Law Journal

Just an illusion of reform

Next Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on a constitutional challenge to the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act. No doubt, a 2000 case called Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC, dealing with a Missouri law limiting certain campaign contributions, will be much on the minds of the court during the special four-hour argument.
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July 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

Cross-border nuances

This is a busy season for Canadian insolvency lawyers — or, as they say in American-style English, bankruptcy attorneys. The mushrooming of cross-border restructurings has exposed Canadian lawyers to the U.S. bankruptcy system and, conversely, U.S. attorneys to the Canadian insolvency regimes. While they are similar and share common verbiage, there is a danger in assuming that the same words mean the same thing in each system.
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May 12, 2008 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

FAA chief counsel Andrew Steinberg joined Jones Day's government regulation practice as a partner in their Washington office. Plus, more of this week's movers.
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August 14, 2006 | National Law Journal

Wide disparities are found in granting asylum

A comprehensive analysis of nearly 300,000 asylum decisions by 208 immigration judges over the last five years shows wide disparities in granting asylum, from a low of 3% by Miami judge Mahlon F. Hanson to a high of 89% by New York's Terry A. Bain.
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December 26, 2012 | Law.com

Arizona State hopes U.S.-Canada program will boost grads' prospects

Will graduates holding both a U.S. and Canadian law license have a leg up in the legal job market? Administrators at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law think they will, and are introducing a curriculum intended to prepare students for admission in both countries within the traditional three-year J.D. timeframe.
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June 06, 2011 | National Law Journal

The most feared man at the SEC

H. David Kotz knows what it's like to have all conversation stop the moment he steps into a crowded elevator at work — and resume the moment he exits. But the inspector general of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission isn't much concerned with being popular.
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May 31, 2007 | National Law Journal

2nd Circuit clarifies right of testifying defendant to consult lawyer

A 2nd Circuit panel has clarified the law on attorney-client communications during the defendant's ongoing testimony at trial. Addressing a case of first impression in the circuit related to witness coaching, the panel held that a "restriction on communication during a long recess can violate the Sixth Amendment even if the restriction bars discussion only of the defendant's testimony." The ruling hinged on the interpretation of two U.S. Supreme Court cases.
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December 22, 2008 | National Law Journal

Disentitlement Doctrine

As Woody Allen famously remarked, "Eighty percent of success in life is showing up." The same can be said for many defendants seeking relief in the criminal justice system. Recently, famed film producer/director Roman Polanski filed for dismissal of his 1977 conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. He claims serious misconduct by the judge and prosecutors in his case. However, he may never have a chance to have those allegations heard. Why? Because at least so far, he has refused to show up.
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July 26, 2013 | National Law Journal

Charleston School of Law Comes Under New Management

Administrators at the Charleston School of Law announced on July 25 that they had entered into a management-services agreement with InfiLaw, which owns and operates the Phoenix School of Law, Charlotte School of Law and Florida Coastal School of Law.
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