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The Recorder

Cinema West, LLC v. Baker

C.A. 1st; A144265 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that a movie theater project that was funded, in part, with municipal…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Registry for Animal Rescuers Awaits Cuomo's Signature

A bill requiring non-governmentally operated animal shelters and rescue groups to register with the state would become law if signed by Gov. Cuomo after passing both houses of the state Legislature last month.
6 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Markell, Minner, Ex-DOC Officials Claim Immunity in Prison-Riot Suit

Current and former state officials on June 30 moved to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a correctional officer killed in a Feb. 1 prison uprising at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

In Blow to Pruitt, DC Circuit Vacates Stay on Methane Rule

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's effort to roll back Obama-era regulations hit a legal roadblock Monday when a federal appeals court ruled the agency illegally delayed a rule to limit methane pollution.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Leading the DOJ: Lessons in Management, Leadership and Whats Up Under Trump

Don't micromanage. Be accessible. Mentor your employees. After leading the Justice Department's criminal division, Leslie Caldwell and Alice Fisher have a few words of wisdom for corporate counsel and law firm managers. Fisher is now a partner at Latham & Watkins, where Caldwell, just five months out of the Department, will join her in September. In this podcast, the National Law Journal sat down with Caldwell and Fisher to talk about management, leadership, and what to watch at DOJ under President Donald Trump.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Feds Will Now Target Relatives Who Smuggled in Children

The head of an El Paso shelter says painting the policy change as an anti-smuggling effort is disingenuous.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Looking Forward to 'Macron-Economic' Boost in France

France has long been a challenging place in which to do business. The historically left-leaning country's high taxes and tough labor laws often have made it a frustrating market for international investors—and their lawyers.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Government Shutdown Hits the Courts

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner late Sunday issued an order declaring the Superior Court, Appellate Division, Tax Court and Administrative Office of the Courts closed as of July 1, "except for emergent court matters and such other essential functions and supporting operations as may be determined" by him.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Q&A: With Legal Services in Trump's Crosshairs, Its President Speaks Out

James Sandman, president of Legal Services Corp., talks with The American Lawyer about how legal aid benefits the justice system, law firms and more than a million low-income clients.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Meet Dallas Area Rapid Transit's GC: Scott Carlson

J. Scott Carlson, general counsel of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), home to the USA's largest light-rail system, is profiled by reporter Kristen Rasmussen.
3 minute read

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