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September 04, 2009 |

Phila. Can Keep Wall-Wrap Ads Under Wraps, Judge Rules

A Philadelphia judge has upheld the constitutionality of the city zoning rules controlling outdoor advertising.
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March 22, 2005 |

Southwest Airlines to Support Challenge of Rule that Grounds Pilots at Age 60

Southwest Airlines plans to support a group of pilots by filing a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the 1950s regulation that bars pilots from flying after they reach 60 regardless of their health, a Southwest spokesman said Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration says the retirement rule is necessary for safety, but some unions and aviation organizations say the rule violates age discrimination regulations.
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December 22, 2008 |

People (ex rel. Eduardo Pamblanco) v. Warden

Re-Sentencing to PRS Over Year After Imposed Sentence Served Violates Expectation of Finality
1 minute read
May 02, 2007 |

Wrongful death suit to be filed in fatal police shooting of woman, 92

ATLANTA AP - Attorneys for the niece of a 92-year-old woman who was shot and killed by police during a botched drug raid have filed a wrongful death claim with the city as a precursor to a lawsuit.Word of the planned lawsuit came as a civil rights activist flew to Washington on Wednesday to meet with congressional leaders as part of an effort to raise awareness of what he calls the misuse of police informants.
4 minute read
November 14, 2005 |

Lawyer of the year

The National Law Journal is seeking nominations for its 2005 Lawyer of the Year. More information
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Barnes & Noble Directors in Hot Seat over College Textbook Company Deal
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Delaware Vice Chancellor Leo Strine Jr. said that the board's approval of the controversial purchase of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, as portrayed by the plaintiffs, had a "fishy smell." He refused to dismiss a derivative suit in which shareholders allege that the directors approved a sweetheart deal for Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard Riggio, who allegedly made more than half a billion dollars from the sale.

February 13, 2013 |

Rochester Attorney Disbarred, Ordered to Pay Restitution

The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, said Andrew J. Cohen, who was suspended in 2011 for misappropriating client funds had previously received eight letters of caution but had evinced "a total disregard for his fate as an attorney and his professional obligations to his former clients."
2 minute read
August 13, 2007 |

Rare win in gun case for a felon

A third-year law student at Wake Forest University accomplished what no other criminal appellate lawyer in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has managed: She won a reversal of a 15-year conviction for a felon in possession of a firearm based on the defense the possession was justified.
3 minute read
July 02, 2007 |

Supreme Court Reaches Pro-Business Consensus on Commercial Issues

The narrow split between liberal and conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices was evident throughout the Court's most recent term with one prominent exception: business cases. Unlike the blistering ideological divisions stemming from cases about abortion and other hot topics, justices often found common ground when ruling on commercial issues such as shareholder rights and antitrust law. The justices' conformity in financial cases has resulted in a very business-friendly court.
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February 22, 2012 |

Court wrestles with lies and free speech

During an intense hour of debate before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that touched on the harms and benefits of lying, the dramatic high point came when Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. asked if a "pure lie" had any value under the First Amendment.
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