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Lawsuits Mount Over Greenhouse Gas Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is no stranger to the courtroom -- practically every regulation the agency issues faces some kind of legal challenge.
A Bird's Eye View of E-Discovery
Law firms are often faced with the dilemma of deciding how to collect, process and review discovery documents associated with major litigation. Dealing with all the electronic data can get so complicated that attorneys sometimes feel they must conduct full discovery just to find out how to manage their discovery efforts. And with hundreds of vendors offering help, how does one pick partners? We'll outline the processes and the players.Calendar Draws Supreme Kibitzers
Some of the titans of the U.S. Supreme Court bar have privately asked Chief Justice William Rehnquist to consider overhauling the court's calendar to take into account its drastically reduced docket. The reason: the court's new lean, mean docket is shaving days and weeks off the time lawyers have to brief their cases and prepare for oral arguments. But the extraordinary and unpublicized effort by more than a dozen veteran Supreme Court advocates has been politely rejected by Rehnquist.K&S determined not to let Atlanta roots halt growth
Law Schools Are One Reason The Lawyer Bubble Keeps Growing
In June, the legal services sector lost more than 3,000 jobs, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Since June 2012, the latest BLS data shows, the industry has seen a net gain of only 1,000 jobs. In the last two months alone, 6,000 positions disappeared.
City's Fight With Wireless Industry Tests Compelled Speech
The wireless industry is trying to block San Francisco's novel cell phone "right to know" law on grounds it forces, not hinders, speech. The law would require retailers of cell phones to post signs and distribute information advising consumers of their potential health effects -- the first in the country to require warnings about "radio-frequency energy."
Judges Look to Clerks With Experience
The typical path of law students jumping from school to clerkships is changing now, they head to firms first.The Savings and Loan Payoffs That Never Came
In 1996, when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in United States v. Winstar, plaintiffs lawyers thought the decision would clear the path for thrifts and investors to recover tens of billions of dollars from the federal government. In its decision, the high court found the government liable for breaking contracts with savings and loan associations as regulators tried to avert the 1980s S&L fiasco. But so far, actual damage awards have fallen far short of what everyone anticipated.Trending Stories
- 1States Accuse Trump of Thwarting Court's Funding Restoration Order
- 2Microsoft Becomes Latest Tech Company to Face Claims of Stealing Marketing Commissions From Influencers
- 3Coral Gables Attorney Busted for Stalking Lawyer
- 4Trump's DOJ Delays Releasing Jan. 6 FBI Agents List Under Consent Order
- 5Securities Report Says That 2024 Settlements Passed a Total of $5.2B
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