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May 15, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Will U.S. Supreme Court keep its front doors open

The Supreme Court's long-standing plan to permanently close its majestic bronze front doors to the public for entering the court now appears to be "under review." That was the implication of a comment made Tuesday by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer after a panel discussion at the National Gallery of Art on the role of art and architecture in public buildings.
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May 25, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Suit Proceeds Over Army's River Warning Rules

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March 22, 2004 | Law.com

Senators Shoot Down Protection for Gun Makers

Immunity, it seemed, was theirs for the taking.
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June 26, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense Of Marriage Act

By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declared unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage of Act of 1996, which blocked federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples
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March 18, 2009 | New York Law Journal

International Banking

Kathleen A. Scott, counsel at Arnold & Porter, discusses a recently-issued series of staff reports from the International Monetary Fund regarding the current crisis, providing specific examples of how systemic risk assessment was ineffective or nonexistent in the run-up to the current crisis. IMF recommendations include a need by countries to step up financial systemic surveillance, expand the coverage of prudential regulation and designate systemic risk regulators.
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February 21, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Bankruptcies continue to generate big fees

It's been a good time to be a bankruptcy lawyer. Though it's been almost three years since the economy began its meltdown, several massive bankruptcies are continuing to generate big fees for attorneys.Take, for instance, the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. bankruptcy, which-as widely reported by major news outlets-crossed the $1 billion fee threshold several months ago.
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January 07, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Matter of New York State Superfund Coalition Inc. v. New York State Dept. of Env'l Cons.

Annulment of 'Superfund' Regulations Reversed; DEC Interpretation of 'Remedial Goal' Reasonable
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November 17, 2000 | Law.com

Every Voter a Plaintiff, As Lawyers Storm Court

As of Friday afternoon, 13 lawsuits had been filed in the Palm Beach County Courthouse stemming from the presidential election. Many fall into one category: Palm Beach voters asking the court to declare the Palm Beach ballot illegal and confusing, and call for a revote in the county. Each case has a different set of lawyers, makes subtly different arguments, and relies on slightly different evidence.
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October 25, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Johnson

Following remand from the Superior Court for resentencing, the trial court improperly doubled defendant's initial sentence when it ordered that defendant serve his sentences consecutively rather than concurrently. Reversed.
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December 17, 2004 | Law.com

From Atticus Finch to Denny Crane

Perhaps I was just an impressionable 13-year-old, but I have spoken to other lawyers who feel the same as I do: Gregory Peck's portrayal of country lawyer Atticus Finch in the 1962 film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is the reason why we became lawyers in the first place. Fast-forward to 2004 and the beginning of the new fall television season, which boasts two new legal dramas, ABC's "Boston Legal" (lawyers as effete scumbags) and UPN's "Kevin Hill" (lawyers as redeemable human beings).
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