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Report Shows Trend Away From Sentencing Guidelines
Five years after the Supreme Court held that the federal sentencing guidelines are no longer binding but merely advisory, judges for the most part continue to follow them, though there is an ever-growing divergence, according to the most recent federal sentencing statistics.
Court Rules City Not Bound to Continue Rent Subsidies
Judges Ciparick, Lippman and Jones in dissent accused the court of allowing the city to "renege" on an inducement and expressed concern that the ruling would muddle contract law with uncertainty.
Report Calls for Expansion of Family Alternative to Incarceration Program
BigLaw Partner and Law Prof Tapped for Two Dean Spots
Two law schools named new deans on Monday. The University of San Diego took a somewhat unusual approach and went outside the academy to bring on Goodwin Procter partner Stephen Ferruolo.
Inconsistent Reasons for Termination Defeat Summary Judgment
An employee's termination routinely goes through a well-established process. The termination decision is made by the employee's manager. It is then reviewed by a more senior manager either internally or through a grievance-like process.NY Firm Fights Back on Claims It Discriminates Against Older Partners on Pay
Kelley Drye & Warren yesterday fought back against an age discrimination suit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stemming from the firm's policy of stripping partners of their equity at age 70.
A prescription for law schools: Go back to the basics, return to 'terra firma'
Judge Jos� Cabranes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit offered a three-part remedy for what ails the U.S. legal academy before a packed ballroom of legal educators who gathers in Washington for the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting.
Dueling releases mark end of federal lawsuit
The leader of Troutman Sanders' real estate investment and capitalization practice in New York is claiming a victory of sorts in a $14 million settlement of claims by the Department of Justice that he arranged $50 million in kickbacks for an Atlanta-based nursing home company in which he and his brother are major stakeholders.Trending Stories
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