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185 Corporate Counsel Urge Congress to Fund LSC

President Donald Trump routinely has sought corporate America's voice on a range of issues, but will he and members of Congress listen to the 185 in-house counsel who are opposed to his zero budget for the Legal Services Corp.?
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The Legal Intelligencer

Lamb McErlane Leader Named GC for Pa. Republican Party

Joel Frank, managing partner of Lamb McErlane, has been named the state GOP's top lawyer.
7 minute read

The Recorder

California's Chief Justice Assails Trump Administration

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, doubling down on her recent criticism of the Trump administration, on Monday told state lawmakers in an annual address that "the rule of law is being threatened." Cantil-Sakauye, who did not name President Donald Trump, used her State of the Judiciary remarks to raise concern about "eroding trust in our institutions" and civil rights "unrest." The rule of law, she said, "means that as a people, we are governed by laws, not by a monarch."
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Anthem, in DC Circuit, Fights to Save $54B Cigna Merger

Health insurer Anthem Inc. pressed Friday to salvage its proposed $54 billion acquisition of Cigna Corp., arguing before a Washington federal appeals court that the deal would drive down costs for consumers.
23 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Gorsuch? Judge Awaits Vote as Democrats Strategize

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch emerged unscathed from two very long days of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee but his biggest hurdle may be yet to come.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Jay Clayton, SEC Chair Nominee, Grilled Over Wall Street Ties

Fending off questions about his lucrative law practice and potential conflicts of interest, Jay Clayton, the Sullivan & Cromwell partner who was nominated to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday defended his private sector experience as an asset and said he was "committed to showing no favoritism to anyone in this position."
20 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Senator, Predecessor Face Corruption Charges

By | March 23, 2017
State Sen. Robert Ortt of Niagara County pleaded not guilty Thursday in Albany to charges that, as mayor of North Tonawanda, he arranged for a no-show job for his wife in order to pad his salary. Former Sen. George Maziarz also pleaded not guilty to charges that he used campaign money to secretly pay an ex-staffer accused of sexual harassment.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Not My Finest Moment,' Gorsuch Says About Gitmo Letter

In a revealing moment of regret, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch said Wednesday that a 2006 email he wrote calling negative attention to big law firm that were representing Guantanamo detainees was "not my finest moment."
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Voting Rights Advocates Vow to Continue Fight Against Kemp Despite Dismissal

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is cheering a federal judge's dismissal of a voting rights lawsuit filed against him by the Georgia NAACP and Common Cause, but his opponents say he's celebrating too soon.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Labor Secretary Nominee Acosta Says He'll Follow Trump on Fiduciary Rule

R. Alexander Acosta, President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of the U.S. Labor Department, said Wednesday he would follow the president's Feb. 3 executive order directing the agency to review its fiduciary rule.
13 minute read

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