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Commentary: President Biden Should Commute Death Sentences of All Federal Inmates

Contributors David A. Carrillo and Brandon V. Stracener ask President Biden to commute the sentences of the 40 inmates currently on federal death row to life in prison without parole.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Should the Environmental Regulatory Phoenix Look Like?

Although we may think some of the structures erected over the past 55 years could do with a redesign many of us think that some features of them really do serve some purpose. If it all burns, surely many of us have some thoughts about what the Phoenix might look like. I offer a few to get the ball rolling.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

President Biden: Use Your Pardon Power to Protect the Innocent

If President Biden pardoned his clearly guilty son because, as he suggested, Hunter got a raw deal from prosecutors, then he ought to pardon a whole slew of innocent folks who are about to get a raw deal from the incoming administration.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

A Call for Immigration Advocates 

The availability of immigration attorneys, especially those who practice in the context of removal proceedings in immigration court, has long been stretched too thin, and quality attorneys are even fewer and farther between, Connecticut Law Tribune's editorial board writes.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Judge Rules Russia Not Immune in Ukrainian Arbitration Award Dispute

"Russia has made its bed and now must lie in it," U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden wrote in his opinion denying Russia's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 11 Ukrainian retail gas companies seeking to enforce a $34 million international arbitration award.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Overtime Rewind: Texas Court Ruling Unravels FLSA Salary Level Increases

Unless and until the Fifth Circuit overturns the vacatur, the 2024 Rule is not in effect, and the minimum salary levels under the EAP and HCE exemptions have reverted to their prior levels.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump, ABC News Settlement in Defamation Lawsuit Includes $1M in Attorney Fees For President-Elect

The settlement comes after a judge ordered President-elect Donald Trump and George Stephanopoulos to sit for 4-hour depositions before Christmas.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Trump, ABC News Settle Defamation Lawsuit Before Depositions

The settlement comes after a judge ordered President-elect Donald Trump and George Stephanopoulos to sit for four-hour depositions before Christmas.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Orlando Man's Fake Political Fundraising Websites Stole Donations, Feds Say

Political donors thought they were giving money to Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis and other politicians running for office.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

As Trafficking, Hate Crimes Rise in NJ, State's Federal Delegation Must Weigh in On New UN Proposal

We urge that attention be paid so that positions taken by the United States on this ground-breaking convention reflect informed commentary by New Jersey.
4 minute read

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