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$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.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.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.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.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.View more book results for the query "New York University"
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.Trending Stories
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