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National Law Journal

Greg Craig's Team Revises Evidence Plan, Resolving Judge's Recusal Issue

The prosecution of former Skadden partner Greg Craig in Washington had kicked up a judicial ethics question when the defense team said they wanted to introduce evidence linked to the judge's former law firm.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Greg Craig's Trial Judge Considers Recusing Over Law Firm Ties

"I don't want to do anything or preside over any trial where any party to the trial, on either side, has any concern about my impartiality or my appearance of impartiality," US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said at a hearing in Washington this week.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Why McGuireWoods Worked Pro Bono to Raise Marriage Age

Based on data that the Tahirih Justice Center obtained from the Georgia Department of Health, approximately 10,000 children under age 18 were married in the state between 2000 and 2015, many of them married to much older adult spouses. Child marriages are statistically linked to up to 80% divorce rates, 50% or greater high school dropout rates, much higher likelihood of future poverty, more short and long-term medical and mental health problems and increased vulnerability to violence.
3 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Bipartisan Breakthrough on Marijuana? | See What the 9th Circuit Just Said About State-Federal Tension | Plaintiffs Firms Circle

Welcome to Higher Law -- our weekly snapshot of cannabis lawyering, lobbying and legislating. Thanks for reading!
9 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: Kirkland's CFIUS Perspective | Squire Patton Boggs Inks Angola Contract | Goldman Tipster Must Arbitrate | SEC Names New Chief of Staff

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, your home for news, analysis and trends in the regulatory and white-collar arenas. Thanks for reading!
6 minute read

The Recorder

Big Law Partner Joins Lobbying Blitz Against Pro-Employee 'Dynamex' Bill

Monday's call was put together by a coalition of business organizations and companies, including Lyft and Uber, eager to keep their workers classified as independent contractors.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Not a 'Friendly Subpoena': Mueller Will Testify July 17 in US House

“We look forward to hearing his testimony, as do all Americans,” the leaders of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees said. Mueller had expressed an unwillingness to testify about his work as special counsel.
3 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: Parsing Walmart's FCPA Settlement; FedEx Sues Commerce Dept.; Mueller Lawyers Get Scooped Up; Who Got the Work

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, where we highlight notable partner and in-house moves, regulatory and white-collar trends and more. Thanks for reading!
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Jones Walker Inks Alliance With DC Lobbying Firm TCH Group

In its second partnership with a Washington lobby shop, Jones Walker is focusing on clients in the southeast and beyond.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

The Stuff Greg Craig and Prosecutors Don't Want Talked About at Trial

The government is resisting the former Skadden partner's move to call Arnold & Porter's Amy Jeffress as a defense expert witness.
7 minute read

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