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June 24, 2003 | Law.com

Court Signals No End to Racial Preferences

The U.S. Supreme Court embraced the concept of affirmative action in university admissions Monday. Writing for the 5-4 majority in Grutter v. Bollinger, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said the Court, in upholding the University of Michigan Law School policy, agreed that school diversity is a "compelling state interest" that can justify such use of race within certain limits. In a separate 6-3 opinion, the Court struck down Michigan's undergraduate admissions program as "not narrowly tailored."
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July 06, 2005 | Law.com

Brown's Name in the Mix of Possible High Court Picks

After Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her resignation from the U.S. Supreme Court, Christian groups, conservative commentators and others began beating the drums to have Janice Rogers Brown named her successor. But most political pundits said Brown -- recently confirmed for the D.C. Circuit after being filibustered for nearly two years -- would be a highly unlikely choice. "She's already been the source of great controversy," said one law professor. "And she's too new to the federal court system."
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November 19, 2010 | Law.com

Scalia Says He 'Wouldn't Have Liked' Being Chief Justice

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said he was never approached about becoming chief justice when William Rehnquist died in 2005, but he said he wouldn't have enjoyed the job anyway.
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April 19, 2000 | Law.com

Judge Denies NCAA Plaintiffs Second Shot at Title VI Goal

A federal judge refused to revive a lawsuit brought by black student-athletes that challenged the National Collegiate Athletic Association's use of SAT scores in deciding freshman eligibility after finding they waited too long to pursue an entirely new theory of the case.
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September 19, 2007 | National Law Journal

The next TV hit? Check out 'OCI'

Humor columnist The Snark envisions a television show called "OCI" � which would be about the on-campus interview, a process during which big firms descend in droves upon the top law schools across the country, hoping to snag the next wave of associates. Maybe the show wouldn't be as sexy or dramatic as "CSI" or "The O.C.," but it probably would have just as big of a budget, and it would involve some recurring characters, such as Big Firm Attorney Recruiter Extraordinaire and Attorney Attractor.
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Law Journal Press | Digital Book White Collar Crime: Business and Regulatory Offenses Authors: Otto G. Obermaier, Robert G. Morvillo (deceased), Robert J. Anello, Barry A. Bohrer View this Book

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December 15, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Will the Real State's Rights Conservatives Please Stand Up?

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's recent gay marriage decision raises all sorts of intriguing constitutional questions, re-ignites one of the cultural wars and drives classic conservatives such as U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to abandon their ideology for expediency.
6 minute read
March 01, 2005 | The American Lawyer

The Fen-Phen Follies

ven in a nation obsessed with weight loss, there's never been anything quite like fen-phen. It was a set of magic pills from the wizards of Big Pharma: a prescription
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September 05, 2011 | National Law Journal

'And then the whole thing just blew up'

How those at Pentagon survived that harrowing day.
8 minute read
June 18, 2008 | Daily Report Online

In The Trenches: Partner rejoins ex-colleagues at Marshall & Lueder

After a 32-year career at Troutman Sanders, John W. Moore has joined several former colleagues at business law boutique Marshall Lueder. Moore, the fifth partner to join the nine-lawyer firm, adds real estate expertise. Marshall Leuder was launched four years ago by Troutman alums Robert C. Marshall and Michael A.
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December 03, 2007 | National Law Journal

A Daffy Milk Suit Goes Sour

Robert Weiner offers a warning followng the D.C. Circuit's decision in Mills v. Giant of Maryland: If milk troubles your gut, don't drink it. And don't go crying to the courts either.
7 minute read

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