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The American Lawyer

Sidley Signs on for Long Haul in Landmark Detroit Literacy Fight

The Sidley Austin lawyers who this week helped file a suit claiming that Michigan is failing to provide literacy for students in Detroit schools believe the case will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to decide there is a constitutional right to literacy.
12 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Legal Department of the Year Winners Selected

By | September 15, 2016
The Connecticut Law Tribune is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Legal Departments of the Year awards. The contest honors excellence in corporate legal departments.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Victims of Domestic Violence To Get Better Legal Services

The New York State Bar Association and the state Women's Bar Association are collaborating to provide better legal services to domestic violence victims.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Fighting Addiction: Attorneys Help Organization Working to Help Others

8 minute read

Legaltech News

Tech Divide Looms in Access To Justice Efforts

Legal technologists often talk about advancing access to justice, but those working to provide access aren't getting large-scale innovations anytime soon.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Gov. Vetoes 50-Hour Pro Bono Mandate for Bar Admission

Gov. Jerry Brown late Monday vetoed legislation that would have required law students to complete 50 hours of pro bono work as a condition of admission to the state bar. In his veto message, Brown called the legislation commendable but unjustified.
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Corporate Counsel

In-House Group Challenges D.C. Pro Bono Restrictions

The Association of Corporate Counsel is asking the District of Columbia to reconsider two key restrictions on in-house lawyers doing pro bono work.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Michael Kimberly of Mayer Brown

For most litigators, a win at the U.S. Supreme Court is a career highlight. And so it was for Mayer Brown partner Michael Kimberly, who in December won a unanimous ruling that revived a lawsuit accusing Maryland officials of partisan gerrymandering. But Kimberly said that his latest win in the lower court after the justices sent the case back was actually more exciting.
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

Push Continues for Florida Lethal Injection Details

Lawyers representing Arizona death row inmates aren't backing down from a battle with Florida corrections officials over the release of documents related to execution drugs, part of a drawn-out challenge to Arizona's lethal-injection process.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

High Praise for Missouri Public Defender Who Appointed Governor to Represent Criminal Defendant

Rebuffed time and again by the Missouri legislature and Gov. Jay Nixon, who refused to substantially increase the budget for indigent criminal defense, the chief public defender, Michael Barrett, had enough. He recently took an unusual and desperate step. He appointed Nixon, a licensed Missouri attorney, to represent an indigent client accused in an assault case. We applaud this bold action.
4 minute read

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