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August 27, 2007 | National Law Journal

The court's perverse lesson

Almost as disturbing as the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 is the lesson the court gave us on candor.
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December 06, 2010 | National Law Journal

Court agrees to hear closely watched Wal-Mart and global warming cases

Stakes in the Supreme Court's business-related docket this term jumped into the stratosphere today with the justices' decisions to hear arguments in the mammoth Wal-Mart class action challenge and the latest legal front in the global warming battle.
5 minute read
August 15, 2011 | National Law Journal

Courts should curb executive pay

Delaware Chancery set an example by allowing claim that Citigroup CEO's huge severance was a waste of assets.
7 minute read
May 11, 2009 | National Law Journal

The replacement rush

The infrastructure of the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation industry went up almost overnight after Justice David Souter's May 1 announcement that he plans to retire in late June. It's all happening at cyberspeed, and by the end of this week at least the suspense may be over. While we wait, here is a collection of items dealing with the fallout from Souter's announcement.
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November 03, 2010 | Law.com

Smaller Firms May Soon See More Laterals, Fewer Young Lawyers

The flight of big firm laterals to smaller firms has not reached the heights many first predicted. But some in the legal community believe the apex of large-to-small lateral market activity is still on the horizon, along with a shift back to big firms for many young lawyers.
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October 18, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Inadmissible

6 minute read
September 19, 2005 | Law.com

Big-Firm Associates' Drudgery Belies Rosy Recruitment Spin

Research suggests new associates from top law schools who work at big firms are the least satisfied in their work. Why? Part of today's recruiting pitch from firms competing for graduates is the promise of meaningful tasks, mentoring by partners and client contact. But those who've labored in the trenches say bosses don't deliver on those promises. "They should just tell you that you won't be doing work like that," said one associate, whose job pales in comparison to her summer associate experience.
6 minute read
September 07, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Death Penalty Showdown Heads To State Prison

In a highly unusual habeas corpus proceeding, five death row inmates are arguing that Connecticut's system of capital punishment is every bit as arbitrary and unfair as Georgia's was in the years before 1972, when the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in Furman v. Georgia.
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October 12, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Leveling the Playing Field

The increased use of expert evidence can place poorer litigants at a distinct disadvantage. That imbalance of resources is especially problematic in an adversary system of litigation. Courts can level the playing field by providing expert witnesses to poorer litigants or, more commonly, by excluding expert testimony from wealthier litigants.
7 minute read
December 08, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Footnotes*

The 'insidious plague' that helps lawyers explain 'fractured' reality.
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