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What's Next for the Texas Eastern District's Patent Docket?
Just as U.S. District Judge T. John Ward of Marshall started thinking about taking senior status, he received a fortuitous telephone call that changed everything for him.
The Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding Organizing for Action
Just before President Obama's second inauguration, his campaign committee, Obama for America, transformed virtually overnight into Organizing for Action (OFA), a nonprofit "social welfare organization" that, under Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code, is exempt from federal income tax. Launched inaugural weekend to "support the president in creating jobs and growing the economy from the middle out, and in fighting for issues like immigration reform, climate change, balanced deficit reduction and reducing gun violence," the stated mission of the OFA was to translate the president's re-election victory into policy victories in his second term.Initial claims drop last week but remain high
WASHINGTON AP - New claims for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, a sign that layoffs could be slowing. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of Americans are losing jobless aid because Congress has yet to pass an extension of benefits.First-time requests for jobless aid dropped by 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 454,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.Family of Child Struck by School Bus Settles
An 83-year-old Luzerne County woman will be paid $3 million in the settlement of her suit against a trucking company and one of its drivers over a March 2007 accident in which she suffered traumatic brain injury and numerous broken bones.
New Pro Bono Focus: Protecting Rights Against Excessive Security Measures
Just as Sept. 11 inspired lawyers to donate their services, the response of the U.S. government to those attacks is driving much of the pro bono work at New Jersey's largest firms.Haiti wants refugees back in ravaged neighborhoods
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti AP - Relief officials have changed tack and are urging Haiti's earthquake homeless to return to their destroyed neighborhoods as the rainy season fast approaches.Officials had initially planned to build big camps outside Port-au-Prince. They still anticipate creating some settlements, but they decided this week to instead emphasize getting people to pack up their tents and tarps and go home.High Court Asked to Hear 'Raging Bull' Copyright Claim
Getting Schooled: A Year Spent as an Assistant District Attorney
Like most litigation associates, I am thirsty for court time and I dread billing. That is why I could not have been more excited when I was chosen by my firm to serve as an assistant district attorney for a year.Trending Stories
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