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August 07, 2003 |

Many Candidates, Few Lawyers

In the race for the White House, the crowded slate of Democrats is turning to a tiny clique in the election bar -- just two firms represent six of the nine declared candidates. Why? Few lawyers specialize in the arcane area of election law -- and many in the field will work only for candidates of one party, which means a very short list of lawyers who can both draw up an office lease and untangle Federal Election Commission regulations.
6 minute read
June 08, 2001 |

Healthy Choice: CIGNA's Judith Soltz

At the start of her career, Judith Soltz interviewed with several law firms and came away with the impression that they were hiring women only because of the pressure to diversify, so she opted for a different route. The bet paid off for Soltz, who is now general counsel of CIGNA Corporation, overseeing 300 employees, including 100 lawyers, 65 public affairs professionals, and support staff.
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August 11, 1999 |

A Little Comedy Relief

A self-styled humorist for lawyers, Fred Knipe (also known as Dr. Merlin F. Ludiker) lampoons clients, expert witnesses and lawyers themselves in a comedy routine that owes a debt of gratitude to Peter Sellers. Knipe, an erstwhile law student, Army intelligence operative, concrete salesman, country-and-western songwriter and ad man has made his living selling humor to gatherings of lawyers, many of whom praise him as a much-needed antidote to the climate of lawyer-bashing in the popular culture.
5 minute read
August 25, 1999 |

Sue Cuba, Fight Uncle Sam

Suing the Republic of Cuba in a South Florida civil court might once have been dismissed as a headline-grabbing publicity stunt. That all seemed to change last year after a Miami federal judge awarded $187.5 million to the families of three Miami pilots for the Brothers to the Rescue exile group who were shot down by Cuba in 1996. But copycat lawsuits aren't exactly filling up court dockets. Any lawyer who obtains a money judgment against a pariah nation like Cuba also faces the U.S. government.
6 minute read
May 09, 2006 |

$1.4 Million Award Expected in Employment Case Against Cintas

A California Superior Court judge is expected to award a $1.4 million judgment this week to some 200 Cintas employees over failure to comply with the city of Hayward's living-wage ordinance. The case is significant not only because plaintiffs are receiving an award for unpaid wages under the city ordinance -- which might be a first in California -- but also because the case will yield almost $260,000 in penalties obtained under the Private Attorney General's Act, also known as the "Sue Your Boss" law.
4 minute read
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November 11, 2003 |

Supreme Court to Hear Guantanamo Appeals

The Supreme Court on Monday took on the first of what could be several constitutional challenges stemming from the war on terrorism, agreeing to decide whether aliens detained at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can turn to the U.S. courts for habeas corpus review. Two joined cases accepted by the Court will pose a critical test of the Supreme Court's historic deference to the wishes of the executive branch in times of war.
4 minute read
May 03, 2010 |

Nominate Leah Ward Sears to the high court

The retired chief justice of Georgia would be a politically savvy choice for Obama for several reasons, including some conservative leanings.
5 minute read
July 28, 2006 |

Bar Examiners Craft Key to Lawyers' Fate

As nearly 50,000 law school grads tackled the Multistate Bar Examination this week, they may have faced the dreaded multiple-choice question that seems to have two correct answers. While the National Conference of Bar Examiners, which designs the bar exam, employs mainly law professors, attorneys and judges to draft the test, critics say it bears little relationship to the practice of law. But bar examiners say they pay painstaking attention to the test, knowing how much is riding on the results.
7 minute read
October 08, 2007 |

The challenge to diversify begins with law school

Law is one of the least integrated professions in the United States. Minorities make up a quarter of the country's population � yet only one out of 10 lawyers is a minority, according to the ABA. The underlying problem is the decrease in minority students applying to and attending law school. Top law firms could do more to ensure that the profession more accurately represents society as a whole.
7 minute read
March 10, 2003 |

Vaccine Bill Becomes Big Headache

Proposed legislation over an allegedly harmful vaccine additive has vexed Congress, vaccine makers and thousands of parents who claim that their children's autism is linked to vaccinations. Lawmakers took the unusual step of seeking advice from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims' chief judge, which, say legal ethics experts, doesn't raise red flags, but illustrates the complexity of the debate over the additive, thimerosal.
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