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April 19, 2010 | National Law Journal

Battling the Bomb

The long court battle to secure compensation for the Bikinians' losses ended on April 5 when the U.S. Supreme Court denied review of their appeal. But Weisgall is ready for the next phase — going to Congress to seek justice.
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April 21, 2010 | National Law Journal

Justices Strike Down Animal Cruelty Law on First Amendment Grounds

First Amendment advocates applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Tuesday striking down a federal law that made it a crime to create, sell or possess certain depictions of animal cruelty. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., writing for an 8-1 majority, called the law a "criminal prohibition of alarming breadth," and sharply criticized the government's defense of the law. The ruling left open the possibility that a statute narrowly focused on so-called "crush videos" might be found constitutional.
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Cravath, K&L Gates Fight to Lift Stay on Alcoa Foreign Bribery Case
Publication Date: 2011-11-04
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Aluminum giant Alcoa has had enough of waiting to defend itself against sensational bribery claims by a Bahraini rival while the DOJ and SEC build their own cases against the company. On Thursday Cravath's Evan Chesler travelled to Pittsburgh to make Alcoa's case for lifting a three-year-old stay in the civil suit so that it can seek dismissal, but federal prosecutors countered that allowing the case to proceed could threaten the government's investigation.

May 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Big Suits

In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation; WaMu v. JPMorgan Chase; Ashland v. Oppenheimer; In re Time Warner Cable Antitrust Litigation
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February 05, 1999 | Law.com

Atlanta Mayor Itching to Sue Gun Makers

Atlanta is expected this week to join other American cities that have sued the gun industry claiming that their products are unreasonably dangerous.
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May 04, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

The deadlines for team and individual entry for the Philadelphia Bar Association annual Charity Run are quickly approaching. The deadline for team entry is Saturday, May 7, and the deadline for individual entry is Wednesday, May 11. The run will be held Sunday, May 15, on the West River Drive adjacent to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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October 26, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Ineligible Pro Hac Vice Attorneys, In-House Counsel and Multijurisdictional Practitioners

Notice to the bar.
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September 30, 2009 | The American Lawyer

2009 A-Z Summer Associate Rankings

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
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In re American International Group, 08 Civ. 4772
Publication Date: 2010-09-29
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Cite as: In re American International Group, 08 Civ 4772, NYLJ 1202472640317, at *1 (SDNY., Decided September 27, 2010)Judge Laura Taylor Swainp class="dec

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