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Era of Post-'Booker' Sentencing: Whither the Guidelines
In their White-Collar Crime column, Elkan Abramowitz and Barry A. Bohrer, members of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that, with an election looming, the concern is that some politicians will use issues regarding post-Booker sentencing practice to portray a "tough-on-crime" stance, leading to an even more punitive criminal justice system and further limiting the discretionary power of judges.Judge Takes 'Extraordinary' Step in Habeas, Blocks Retrial
Eastern District Judge Nicholas Garaufis has blocked the office of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes from retrying a freed murder defendant because it failed to take action within 60 days, as ordered by the court in January.AMLAW TECH: Competitive Advantage
Business intelligence-finding, analyzing, and leveraging it-reshapes the role of law librarians.Redact It With Redact-It Desktop
Redaction removes information from documents that you don't want others to see because they would use it against you or a client. Still, many people miss redacting data because they either don't use the right tools or they use them incorrectly. Redact-It Desktop may be one solution.Bar May OK Victim Statements For Discipline Cases
The proposal would treat wronged ex-clients much like wronged victims at the penalty phase of criminal cases and that has discipline-defense lawyers, like Walnut Creek's Jerome Fishkin, wary.'New Lawsuit Ecosystem' Report Charts Litigation Trends
Courts are seeing an explosion of suits against businesses involving M&A litigation, False Claims Act suits, and class actions related to food labeling, according to a new litigation trends report from the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.'Speculative' Arguments Not Enough to Defeat Conditional Use Permit
The Commonwealth Court has affirmed a trial court's decision to grant a conditional use permit for an adult cabaret in Pittsburgh, ruling that concerns over its impact on a nearby social club for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts were "speculative."Law Firms Bound by Laterals' Fee Deals With Former Firms
A law firm can be bound by a fee agreement a lateral partner made with his former firm, the Pennsylvania Superior Court said in a case of first impression.Trending Stories
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