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What Does DACA Mean to Me? Much More Than a Political Debate

DACA means the world to me. It is much more than a political debate of what to do with the program. It is about people who are trying to better themselves and achieve the American dream. I find it hard to believe that in the summer of 2010, I was in Wise, North Carolina, waking up at 5 in the morning, and now I am in my second year of law school.
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Corporate Counsel

Safeguarding Your Company: Preventing and Detecting Antitrust Violations

In the past several years, anticompetitive activity has impacted a wide range of industries around the world. In 2016, global cartel fines across industries reached almost $8 billion, and more than $4 billion in 2017.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Insurer Pays Nearly $600K to Resolve Data Breach That Exposed SSNs

New York City-based health care provider EmblemHealth has agreed to pay $575,000 to the state of New York to settle allegations that it inadvertently disclosed the Social Security numbers of more than 81,000 people.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

ACLU Sues Savannah Over St. Patrick's Day Parade Sign Ban; City Reverses Decision

City officials immediately backed off what they had previously said would be a complete prohibition of signs on the leg of the parade route being secured for Vice President Mike Pence's visit.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Man Exonerated After Improper Polygraph Testimony Moves Ahead With Civil Suit

A federal lawsuit filed by a man who spent three years in prison after a polygraph examiner was allowed to opine on the man's guilt in testimony before a jury is going forward.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-NJ State Senator's Conviction Warrants Forfeiture of Public Pension, Appeals Court Rules

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that former New Jersey state Sen. Wayne Bryant's 2008 conviction on corruption charges provides sufficient grounds to withhold his $81,000 state pension.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I saw an article recently about competency and the need for lawyers to become proficient on electronic discovery or else face disciplinary rule violations. I am an older lawyer. What should I do?
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Positions Itself as a Favorable Destination for Alcohol Manufacturers

In a recent article, the New York Times featured the role craft brewery expansion is having on reviving formerly downtrodden commercial districts and bringing a new wave of tourism into states through locally focused trails and tours.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

DOJ Weighs in on Florida Bar's Battle with Traffic Ticket Startup Tikd

Justice Department antitrust attorneys wrote to support Tikd, arguing the bar is incorrectly claiming immunity from lawsuit as a state actor.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Medical Marijuana Business Banking Remains Difficult, Lawyers Say

The banking industry is a major hurdle for the medical marijuana business in New York and other states, lawyers say. Big banks are reluctant to get involved because of the uncertainty around federal anti-money laundering and other statutes aimed at discouraging moving illegal cash around.
4 minute read

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