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National Law Journal

EPA Sets New Stringent Standards on Soot, Gaining Enviros' Praise, Big Oil's Scorn

EarthJustice calls the move "lifesaving" while the American Petroleum Institute decries a "short-sighted policy."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

GOP Senators Press Biden Judicial Picks on Defunding Police, Legal Philosophy

"I have never advocated for taking away police funding," said Amir Ali, a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Schnader Harrison Faces Class Action Over Allegedly Misappropriated Attorney Compensation

The suit says that income partners and counsel were forced to defer a portion of their annual compensation into the firm's pension plan, despite the pension plan itself not requiring such a contribution, and that money was ultimately commingled with firm operating funds.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Relieves Whistleblowers of Showing Employment Action Was Retaliatory

Fired, demoted or transferred workers need only show whistleblowing was a contributing factor in the employer's decision, the justices say.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Slam 9th Circuit's 'Minimum Contacts' Rule as 'Needless Roadblock' for Plaintiffs

"Imagine requiring a state sponsor of terrorism to have minimum contacts with our country before allowing our citizens to vindicate the death or injury of a loved one....," Judge Patrick Bumatay wrote on behalf of the dissenters.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

U.S. Solicitor General Acknowledges 'Real Shift in Supreme Court Practice'

"Sometimes it's quiet and we haven't had an emergency case in a while; sometimes I feel like we have three or four going at once," Elizabeth Prelogar said.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Compensation, Work-Life Balance Among Top Drivers of Associate Satisfaction

Opportunities for career advancement and flexible attendance policies were also among the biggest determinants of associate retention, a new report from the NALP Foundation found.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Senate Republicans Seek to Block SEC's Proposed Predictive Data Analytics Rule

"By waging a war on technology, the SEC would hurt the very investors that it claims to be protecting—Americans saving for retirement," said Sen. Ted Cruz.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Client Says Kasowitz Benson Torres Owes $100M for Alleged Conflict of Interest

A New York state court summons names the Am Law 200 firm and a former partner who now serves as chief legal officer at real estate investment company Safehold as defendants.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Picks Nominees for District Court Seats in California, New York and South Dakota

Of the four nominees, three have judicial experience.
2 minute read

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