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Daily Business Review

Scott Skips Over NRA-Opposed Lawmaker for Judicial Post

Gov. Rick Scott appointed Robert Dees to the Fourth Judicial Circuit, choosing the Jacksonville attorney from a list six nominees that included a Republican state lawmaker who had become the target of gun-rights groups.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

N.J. Court Affirms Ethics Charges Against Former Ratepayer Advocate

A New Jersey appeals court has upheld a finding that the state's former ratepayer advocate, the official once charged with representing consumers when utilities requested rate hikes, violated conflict of interest rules.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Health Care Fraud Prosecution Head Joins Hogan Lovells

The head of the U.S. Department of Justice's health care fraud unit in the Criminal Division is joining Hogan Lovells, the firm announced Monday morning. Gejaa Gobena will be a white-collar defense partner in the firm's Washington office.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tomscha v. General Services Administration

Dismissal of GSA Employees' APA Challenge To Lease of Space at 9/11 Site Is Explained
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Senate Confirms Three to D.C. Superior Court

A legal aid lawyer, solo practitioner and magistrate judge are the latest nominees confirmed to the District of Columbia's trial court.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Monday Mashup: The (Faint) Silver Lining in Immigration Reform; The Frack Master Gets Busted; A Judge Loses It In Court

Putting the Supreme Court's immigration reform decision in context; plus the SEC goes after the "Frack Master" and his GC--a former Skadden lawyer. Also, the Kansas AG has his hands full and a Georgia judge goes way over the line.
23 minute read

Daily Business Review

Venezuela Faces Mounting International Pressure Over Crisis

The head of the Organization of American States added his voice to the chorus of international leaders stepping up pressure on Venezuela to address a humanitarian crisis and end a crackdown on opposition activists.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Brazil Intelligence Official: Security Big Concern During Olympics in Rio

The head of Brazil's intelligence agency in Rio de Janeiro says many countries are voicing concern about security during the Summer Olympics after recent major attacks in the United States and Europe.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

New 'Civil Gideon' Task Force Has Backing of Legal Community Leaders

The influx of self-represented parties has put a strain on Connecticut's court system and has raised questions about whether justice is being done when one party in a dispute has a lawyer and the other one does not.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Brexit Vote Clouds Big-Firm Lawyers' M&A Crystal Balls

As top transactional lawyers sought to calm nervous clients Friday after Britain's vote to leave the EU, several said that they were bracing for the possibility of a two-year drought in their most highly leveraged, profitable business: advising on cross-border M&A deals.
29 minute read

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