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November 27, 2006 |

Ethiopians Push for Bill Against Atrocities

Advocates for a harder U.S. stance toward Ethiopia thought they were making progress � until they ran into lobby power DLA Piper.
9 minute read
October 15, 2010 |

Fla. Judge Says States' Health Law Challenge Can Go Forward

A federal judge in Florida has rejected the Obama administration's motion to dismiss a challenge to the new health care reform law brought by 20 state attorneys general and four governors. The judge ruled that two key claims could go forward: the states' claim that the individual mandate to purchase coverage exceeds Congress' commerce clause power and violates the Ninth and 10th Amendments, and the claim that the act unconstitutionally coerces and commandeers the states with respect to the Medicaid program.
2 minute read
September 13, 2005 |

Sidebar: Campaign Coverage 2005

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March 03, 2008 |

Visa Charges Up Arnold & Porter

As Visa prepares for its IPO, Arnold & Porter finds itself positioned to be the company�s go-to firm for some big litigation.
7 minute read
July 28, 2005 |

Justices Reopen Dog-Maul Case

The state Supreme Court agreed to decide, among many other things, whether dog-owner Marjorie Knoller got a raw deal.
5 minute read
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July 28, 2003 |

Measure Permitting School Takeover Not Special Legislation

An amendment to the Education Empowerment Act allowing mayors of select medium-sized cities to take control of failing schools districts is not unconstitutional special legislation, the state Supreme Court has decided in a 6-1 ruling, setting ...
6 minute read
April 24, 2007 |

The Many Hats of a Law Librarian: Part 3

Hofstra University's Tricia Kasting continues her series chronicling the many hats a law librarian can wear by discussing information collaboration by means of social software. Social software includes IM, Yahoo groups, wikis, blogs and so on. Kasting says that although there are benefits to an in-person reference session, if patrons are not coming to the library then librarians should go to the patrons as well as make it easier for them to come to the librarians -- virtually.
4 minute read
December 22, 2010 |

High Court Clarifies Legitimacy Of Forum Selection Clauses

Early this month the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a ruling by the Chancery Court in Ingres Corp. v. CA Inc. The court took the opportunity to reaffirm and clarify its holding in the 1970 case McWane Cast Iron Pipe Corp. v. McDowell-Wellman Engineering Co. and assert the legitimacy of forum selection clauses.
2 minute read
April 09, 2010 |

NAACP Resolves Dispute With Wells Fargo Over Lending Practices

The NAACP scored its first victory in a series of discrimination lawsuits against major financial institutions, but that win didn't come in court. Rather, the organization dropped its lawsuit against Wells Fargo after the bank agreed to changes intended to eliminate racial discrimination in lending and improve financial literacy, credit access and sustainable homeownership in minority communities. In July 2007, the NAACP sued 15 banks alleging they steered black homeowners toward higher-cost loans.
2 minute read
September 11, 2009 |

The Smoking Gun in an Adversary's Network

Sheppard Mullin attorneys Daniel L. Brown and Aimee R. Kahn say that understanding the potential uses of social networking sites should be considered in litigation. Cases demonstrate that Facebook and MySpace can contain smoking guns and that they can be targets to serve legal process.
11 minute read

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