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National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Flat Rates for Bankruptcy Lawyers | Justice Thomas Speaks | Start-Ups Embrace Arbitration

A round up of news from ALM affiliated publications and around the web: the latest billing rates for bankruptcy lawyers, Justice Clarence Thomas on the high court's "difficult time," and start-up companies turn to arbitration to resolve disputes.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Scalia Provided Example of How Not to Practice

Intelligent and influential, the late justice nevertheless diminished the profession with caustic rhetoric.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

IN BRIEF: DLA Piper to Shed 200 Jobs

DLA Piper plans to cut up to 200 support jobs in the U.K., with the bulk of those roles being moved to a new back-office operations center in Warsaw. Plus more in this week's column.
23 minute read

National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE: Yates Rips Critics of White-Collar Policy

Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates last week defended the changes the U.S. Department of Justice made to white-collar investigations last year in a speech that attempts to call the bluff of corporate law practitioners. Plus more in this week's column.
25 minute read

The Recorder

No Big Bump in Funds for State Courts

Gov. Jerry Brown's revised budget calls for moving open judge slots to different counties.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

George Mason Law Faculty Declares Support for School's 'Scalia' Name Change

The faculty of George Mason University School of Law on Thursday struck back against campus critics who oppose the school's renaming in honor of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
8 minute read

Law.com

Future Scalia Clerks Find New Homes With Other Justices

At least three of the four law clerks hired by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for the next term will work for other justices. Scalia's four current-term clerks were reassigned to other justices soon after Scalia died on Feb. 13, with two going to work for Justice Clarence Thomas and two for Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: George Mason Profs Support 'Scalia Law' Renaming | Judge Paul Grewal Takes Facebook Job

George Mason law professors support renaming the school in honor of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Paul Grewal, a federal magistrate in California, is taking a legal post at Facebook. The Supreme Court last night split 4-4 in a death case, a ruling that keeps in place the Eleventh Circuit's execution stay. SEC Chair Mary Jo White criticizes pending legislation that she says would hamper law enforcement. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Bar Council Fetes Lindsay

The Federal Bar Council recognized Eastern District Judge Arlene Lindsay at the group's annual reception Wednesday.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Cagey on Vice Presidential Bid, Gingrich Says SCOTUS Vacancy Could Help Trump

Former GOP Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich hasn't ruled out the possibility of joining Donald Trump's presumptive Republican presidential ticket, but he is sure about one thing: There is no way Merrick Garland will be confirmed before November.
13 minute read

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