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September 21, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Home sales jump signals market stabilization

Home sales probably increased in August, a sign the U.S. real estate market is stabilizing after the expiration of a tax credit caused demand to plunge, economists said before reports this week. Purchases of new and previously owned homes rose 7 percent to a combined 4.395 million annual pace, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey.
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June 29, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

How Philip Morris Tried to Use Federal Officer Removal Statute for Forum Advantage

One might think that a tobacco company would steer as clear as possible from the federal government. So when the Justice Department brought a RICO action against the industry seeking $280 billion, it is somewhat ironic that it would seek to remove a state court consumer fraud class action to federal court under the so-called federal officer removal statute. Yet that's what Philip Morris did. Law professor Georgene M. Vairo explains why a private company would want to label itself a federal agent.
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December 26, 2006 | Law.com

Prisoners' Right to Internet Materials Contested

The Internet age -- and all its legal complications -- has finally come to prisons. Cases about inmates' rights in the digital world have focused on whether prisoners should be allowed to receive correspondence originating from the Internet. Opponents have brought up an array of safety and security concerns, such as the possibility that the materials could include contraband, but prisoners' advocates argue that receiving the material in the mail is a free speech right protected by the First Amendment.
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March 27, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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April 10, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

United States v. Giaquinto

Although defendant received only three months less in her sentence than another co-defendant who imported three times the amount of drugs, the court lacks appellate jurisdiction to hear claims that the District Court should have granted a departure; also, a defendant's sentence may be based on conduct other than her own.
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June 27, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 22, No. 124 - June 27, 2013

Daily decision alert.
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January 25, 2010 | Daily Report Online

When friends ask about the law

Most of you reading this are already making monthly payments on your law school loans. But in these economic times, many people are going back to school for more education, and some will undoubtedly ask you if law school is a good idea. Here are some ways they should think about this question-starting with this common view on law school: 'You can do anything with a J.
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May 27, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Worker's climb to power shows how strong demand is for young workers

A wave of demographic change is likely to benefit younger workers. A generational replacement cycle is taking hold as companies such as GE, Norfolk Southern Corp., Boeing, American Electric Power Co. and Dominion Resources all try to hire skilled younger staff to prepare for a wave of retiring workers.
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September 29, 2000 | Law.com

Cops Can't Record Jailed Juvenile, Georgia Court Rules

A Georgia judge ruled a police department cannot record the conversations of an incarcerated juvenile. Murder suspect Heath Meehan allegedly made incriminating statements in phone calls from jail. Meehan's attorney argued that taping the conversations violated his client's privacy rights. This is the first time a taping was challenged in the state because it involved a juvenile pre-trial detainee.
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July 09, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

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Unpublished state and federal court decision.
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