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National Law Journal

Thomas Breaks Silence, RBG's Name is Flubbed, and the Lights Go Out: SCOTUS Moments

The U.S. Supreme Court's final oral argument of the term on April 27 capped an October-to-April argument season filled with funny, awkward, contentious, historic and sometimes poignant moments. We highlight a few of these courtroom moments.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Justices Agree to Hear Copyright Case Over Cheerleading Uniforms

It's the third IP case that the divided court has added to its 2016-17 calendar since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Chadbourne Pays $35M in Stanford Ponzi Suit; Proskauer Faces New Class Action

After striking a deal with Chadbourne & Parke, investors are hoping for another chance to pursue claims that Proskauer Rose helped R. Allen Stanford conceal his Ponzi scheme from regulators.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Workers' Comp Fee Ruling Signals Unease With Law

The court decides two workers' compensation cases, ruling in one in favor of the plaintiffs bar on attorney fees. But one major case is still pending.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

IN BRIEF: New Compliance Chief at GM, Tom Brady Suspension Revived

GM names Jeff Taylor the automaker's new compliance chief. Tom Brady's four-game suspension is revived. Copyright Klingon? Johnny Manziel is indicted. This is a news roundup from NLJ and other ALM publications.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Weighs Merits of Attorney-Client Privilege Expansion

A matter that began as a fraudulent inducement claim on insuring mortgage-backed securities has mushroomed into what litigants and observers say could be a defining moment for attorney-client privilege in New York and the "common interest" rule.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

When the Courts Get It Wrong – And a Life Is Destroyed

Sometimes, it seems, the court just gets it wrong, and there can be grave consequences.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Judges Discuss Challenges of the Job

Six of the Court of Appeals judges who gathered at Albany Law School for a rare discussion of their work Tuesday spoke about the challenge for relative newcomers of finding their way on the state's highest court, while the only judge who has served more than three years, Eugene Pigott Jr., sketched a recipe for success when arguing before the court.
14 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Praise DOJ's Dreeben After Contentious 100th Argument

Three U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday praised deputy U.S. solicitor general Michael Dreeben just hours after his 100th appearance before the court—a tough argument in which the court gave Dreeben an unusually hard time. "He's made these 100 arguments—fabulous—and he's remained sane," Justice Stephen Breyer said.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lawyers for Beirut Bombing Victims Finally Close In on Recovery

Many of the original plaintiffs didn't live to see their attorneys prevail at the U.S. Supreme Court, but hundreds of terror victims and their family members are finally close to collecting from Iran.
14 minute read

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