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The Legal Intelligencer

US Open Public Records Laws in Desperate Need for Unity

Consider these national disparities in public records requests. A Pennsylvania citizen requests a criminal investigative record under its state's Right to Know Law and is denied because those records, by law, are off limits. Even if the records were 100 years old and all parties were deceased, these records are off the table in perpetuity.
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Litigation Daily

Trump Foundation Lawyers to Argue Political Bias Taints NY AG's Lawsuit

Alan Futerfas argued that the investigation leading to the lawsuit was mostly led by former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who was outspoken against Trump during and after the 2016 presidential election.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What to Remember as an Attorney Serving on a Nonprofit Board

Serving as a board member on a board of directors for a nonprofit organization can provide a chance to give back to a community or institution in a rewarding and impactful way.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Legal Help Offered to Hurricane Michael Victims in Georgia

"I can't describe how shattered the landscape is," said one lawyer who survived the storm in Bainbridge.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suit Alleging Rent Overcharges at Buildings in Kushner Portfolio Clears Hurdle

Tenants of a Brooklyn building who say that Jared Kushner's real estate companies overcharged them on their rent may proceed with a proposed class action suit against entities that were controlled by President Donald Trump's son-in-law, a state court judge found.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Human Rights Lawyer Who Fought Trump Travel Bans Picked for MacArthur Fellowship

The years of work that Becca Heller has put in as a human rights lawyer who works as director and co-founder of the Manhattan-based International Refugee Assistance Project has paid off in the form of a “genius” grant from the MacArthur Foundation.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Nonprofit RAND Taps Former Associate GC to Lead Legal Department

California attorney Robert Case, who served as the nonprofit policy think tank's associate general counsel from 2013 to 2015, returned on Monday as vice president, GC and corporate secretary.
2 minute read

The Recorder

RAND Corp. Taps Former Associate GC to Lead Legal Department

Robert Case, who served as the nonprofit policy think tank's associate general counsel from 2013 to 2015, returned on Monday as vice president, GC and corporate secretary.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Labor Department Filing Reveals Big Sidley Payday in Basketball Dispute

The firm received $3.43 million from the National Basketball Players Association last year after representing its former executive director in a settlement with the high-profile labor union.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Despite Pressures, Major Companies Continue to Disclose or Prohibit Political Spending

A new study indicates that even as attitudes toward disclosure in Congress and the White House become more negative, companies are still apt to reveal political spend.
4 minute read

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