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October 27, 2003 |

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July 19, 1999 |

Sovereign Immunity Questioned

The state of Georgia is liable for the drowning of a 2-year-old child at her foster parents' home, lawyers for the girl's natural family told the Georgia Supreme Court Monday. At issue in the case is not just the child's death but whether the state is protected from some claims under an exemption clause of the Georgia Tort Claims Act. It is one of two very similar cases being heard by the high court on the issue of state tort claims.
5 minute read
December 09, 2009 |

High Court Justices Take Aim at 'Honest Services' Law

U.S. Supreme Court justices of all stripes appeared sharply critical on Tuesday of the federal law that makes it a crime to "deprive another of honest services," leaving the often-used prosecutorial tool in serious doubt. The law has been attacked by liberals and conservatives alike as an example of "overcriminalization" and the tendency of Congress to outlaw activities that are already covered by state laws, giving federal prosecutors too much power.
4 minute read
September 27, 2004 |

Online Dating, a Great Model for Recruiting

The fall round of law student recruiting, replete with lunches, mixers, informal get-togethers and the like, has finally arrived. It reminds our columnist of a radio ad for a dating service he heard one day. He asks: "Isn't this recruiting business pretty much just like what everyone went through to meet their significant other?" To help you find your soul-mate-in-a-firm, he presents a series of carefully researched and utterly facetious psychological questions.
5 minute read
April 25, 2003 |

Verizon Ordered to Name Song Swappers

2 minute read
December 16, 2009 |

Hogan and Lovells Partners Approve Merger

Partners at Hogan & Hartson and Lovells signed off on their megamerger in separate votes that ended at midnight on Monday.
5 minute read
March 01, 2006 |

Supreme Court Rules Hobbs Act Doesn't Outlaw Anti-Abortion Violence

Ending nearly 20 years of litigation, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the federal Hobbs Act does not outlaw the kind of violence that anti-abortion protesters have used to block access to abortion clinics nationwide. The ruling blunts a tool that clinics have used to win large financial damages against protesters. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that Congress intended the Hobbs Act to cover violence associated with more commerce-related crimes of robbery and extortion, not abortion protests.
3 minute read
February 16, 2010 |

Grimaldi v. Guinn

Free With Registration: Panel Finds Jurisdiction but Not From 'Passive' Web Site
26 minute read
August 01, 2003 |

One Equity Partners Dennis Gillings Quintiles

3 minute read

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