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New Jersey Law Journal

'I Think It Stinks': Clergy Abuse Claimants Accuse Camden Diocese of Hiding Assets in Chapter 11 Case

"To propose to release itself and all the other entities from liability for $26 million when they have assets approaching $1 billion is patently unfair. We will be opposing that plan," said attorney Jeffrey Prol, representing a committee of abuse claimants.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

National Pro-Bono Week Encourages Lawyers to Give Back in a Pandemic World and Beyond

In Broward County alone, thousands of residents in our most vulnerable communities are facing eviction, bankruptcy, unemployment and countless other legal challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. Access to legal services for individuals in need is more important than ever.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Deputy Legal Director of Pa. ACLU Takes Position With Longtime Co-Counsel

"The ACLU is a premiere litigator of all kinds of civil rights issues, but their focus is always on civil and constitutional rights and now I get to focus on consumer rights and economic justice," Mary Catherine Roper said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

3 South Florida Litigators Head to US Supreme Court Over Ownership of Alleged Nazi-Looted Painting

"There is nothing like an argument before the Supreme Court, no matter what anybody says," said Stephen Zack, a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former NYC Corporation Counsel Zachary Carter Elected Legal Aid Board Chair

Carter was elected as Legal Aid embarks on a search to find a new head for the legal services provider.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Department Puts the Checks and Balances Back into Abortion Law

Texas lawmakers have brought nearly all abortion in the state to a halt for the first time since 1973. This fall the Supreme Court might either overturn Roe v. Wade outright or significantly reduce abortion rights. Our other branches of government should step up decisively to provide the checks and balances needed to defend reproductive freedom.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Movement Lawyering: Using People Power to Promote Change

In varying capacities, lawyers have historically been involved in social change, most effectively when supporting the movements that make social change possible.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

  On Sept. 20, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts will host a virtual Appellate Courts Candidates Forum, moderated by Maureen M. McBride of…
9 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Latest Settlements Bring Boy Scout Sex Abuse Fund to Record-Breaking $1.9B

Attorneys for abused scouts estimate the final settlement amount could by the end of the year double what's been agreed to so far.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Morgan Lewis Grows ESG Group, Adding Legal VP of Fidelity Foundations

Morgan Lewis hires again as the firm sees an inflection moment in environmental, social and governance matters.
2 minute read

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