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June 14, 1999 |

Culture Clash

When it comes to L.A. legal demographics, the longstanding clichi is that downtown attorneys practice no-nonsense law in somber, businesslike atmospheres. Contrast that with the stereotype of those Armani-clad Westsiders with their laid-back, free-wheelin' approach to lawyering.
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October 24, 2006 |

DOJ Sending Review Team to U.S. Attorney Ryan's Office

The U.S. Justice Department is taking an unusual step in trying to evaluate criticisms of U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan's management style. This week, eight officials from the Eastern District of Virginia U.S. Attorney's Office will be in San Francisco to interview current and former Assistant U.S. Attorneys, said several lawyers slated to be interviewed. Ryan's management has been questioned almost since he took office in 2004, after which a string of disgruntled assistants left.
3 minute read
February 15, 2001 |

Our 'Giant' President

Four befuddling weeks into the Bush administration, Americans seem entirely uncertain who the president is. But the president's identity has never been separable from his home state, says San Francisco attorney Terry Diggs. No one can understand George W. Bush without understanding modern Texas, and no one can genuinely understand Texas without being a Texan. For the rest of America, there's "Giant."
8 minute read
November 02, 2001 |

9th Circuit Says Three Strikes Can Be Cruel

The case of Leandro Andrade, who was given a 50-years-to-life sentence after he was twice caught shoplifting and had three prior burglary convictions, brought California's Three Strikes law into sharp relief for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Writing for a three-judge panel, Judge Richard Paez invoked the Eighth Amendment's protection against cruel and unusual punishment in overturning the sentence.
5 minute read
November 05, 2010 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
4 minute read
September 27, 1999 |

GM Settles Latest Liability Case

A week before a tumultuous courtroom showdown was to begin, General Motors lawyers and their longtime adversary, James E. Butler Jr., settled their latest high-stakes product liability case. Butler confirms the case of Bampoe-Parry v. General Motors settled for a confidential amount. Settlement talks were renewed late Wednesday after a conference with Fulton State Court Judge M. Gino Brogdon.
4 minute read
March 03, 2000 |

Gray's Way or the Highway?

California Gov. Gray Davis kicked over a hornet's nest called the California judiciary with his comments this week that his judicial appointees should resign if they can't "implement my vision" on such issues as the death penalty. Now, he's trying desperately to repair the damage. Davis touched off a similar firestorm in July when he told a newspaper that the state Legislature's job was to "implement my vision."
3 minute read
August 25, 2000 |

Movers & Shakers

Follow lawyers' career moves and law firms' transformations each week with "Movers & Shakers." This week, Dallas' Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld announced that former 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge William A. Norris will join the firm as senior counsel. And Charlotte, N.C.'s Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman's James C. Hardin III was elected to the South Carolina Chair of the American College of Trust and Estate Council.
4 minute read
July 03, 2003 |

DNA Sparks Bid to End Limitations Statutes

Mark [email protected] State legislatures across the nation will be scrambling this summer to undo centuries of tradition by eliminating statutes of limitations to prosecute old crimes. It is one of several legislative initiatives seeking to realign the law to exploit new crime-solving technology, specifically DNA evidence.
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Big Hurdles for DOJ in Airline Merger Lawsuit
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