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New York Law Journal

'Wayne's World': AG's Office Says Wayne LaPierre Ran NRA as If He Were a 'King'

In opening statements Monday, jurors heard that NRA executives violated New York not-for-profit and whistleblower laws.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Not Here: New Jersey Courts Shut Out Pennsylvania Clergy-Abuse Claimants

The issue of cross-border jurisdiction in clergy abuse suits has come up often in New Jersey courts because the state has relaxed the statute of limitations for civil suits by adult survivors of sexual abuse since 2019, while Pennsylvania has not enacted such a law.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Debate Over Taxpayer-Funded Private Education Comes to Pa.

On the heels of a landmark ruling from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court declaring that the Pennsylvania Constitution guarantees a "comprehensive, effective, and contemporary system of public education," and a court order directing the state to fund its public schools to provide every child with "a meaningful opportunity to succeed academically, socially, and civically," Pennsylvania has nevertheless found itself in a debate over the state's investment in private education.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Way In and a Way Out: Guilty Pleas and the Innocent

Though the barriers to overturning a wrongful conviction remain staggering—particularly here in Pennsylvania, where jurisdictional bars to reviewing a conviction hold firm even in the face of compelling evidence of actual innocence—this awareness has led directly to innocent Pennsylvanians coming home.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Veteran Boeing Lawyer Takes Legal Reins of 21-Museum Smithsonian Institution

Jennifer Brosnahan McIntyre, who was an associate counsel to President George W. Bush and a deputy general counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation, now will help advance the nonprofit's noble purpose of increasing the diffusion of knowledge.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

American Hospital Association GC Who Helped Fend Off Affordable Care Act Challenges to Retire

Melinda Hatton built a "terrific track record" during her 16 years as general counsel, AHA CEO Rick Pollack said.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Three Legal Nonprofits Raise $60K on Georgia Gives Day

"It was amazing. We set a goal of raising $10,000 and we reached that goal by Monday, the day before Giving Tuesday, so we upped the goal to $15,000, [and] it blew it out of the park," she said, adding donors were allowed to contribute prior to Georgia Gives Day while counting as donations for that day.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'The Good Kind': My Journey From Public Interest Work to Private Practice

Combined with my time as a paralegal, I have worked in public interest law for the last 18 years. As I transition out of public interest work into private practice, I realize how much public interest work has become my identity.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Very Important': State's Legal Nonprofits Seeking Donations on Georgia Gives Day

"It can mean whether or not we make our budget," said Rachel Spears, executive director of the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta. "Like many nonprofits, we don't know until Dec. 31 if we'll make our budget and revenue. And Georgia Gives Day can certainly make the difference at year's end."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NPR Attorney for Quarter-Century Takes Legal Reins of Public TV Advocacy Group

America's Public Television Stations COO Lonna Thompson said Michelle Shanahan "will be a great asset to our stations on a broad variety of legal and regulatory issues arising in our media industry."
2 minute read

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