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October 31, 2005 |

What Does Miers' Withdrawal Mean for Future Nominees?

The failed Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers was, in the words of one legal scholar, the perfect storm: the convergence of a bad nomination, a weakened president and an infuriated political base. A president's withdrawal of a Supreme Court nomination is an "extraordinary act," notes one professor. And now scholars and others are wondering how the judicial confirmation process itself will weather this particular storm.
5 minute read
November 06, 2012 |

Supreme Court Copyright Case Could Change Nature of Ownership

While most federal government offices and businesses were closed in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Supreme Court was hearing arguments in a copyright case that could change the fundamental view of property ownership in the United States.
5 minute read
April 12, 2011 |

Man who gave money to failed Times Square bomber to be deported

A Pakistani man who gave money to the man behind the failed Times Square bombing last May has been sentenced to the 11 months he's already served and released to federal officials for deportation.
4 minute read
May 03, 1999 |

Pataki Links Drug Reform to Parole Limits

ALBANY -- Governor Pataki proposed a pair of modest measures to soften the impact of the Rockefeller drug laws on some non-violent offenders in exchange for ending parole for all first-time felons and arming prosecutors with an array of new powers. The Governor calls it is a fair, balanced approach. But sentencing reform advocates complained his plan does too little to redress "gross injustices" under the state's mandatory drug sentencing structure.
6 minute read
Law Journal Press | Digital Book White Collar Crime: Business and Regulatory Offenses Authors: Otto G. Obermaier, Robert G. Morvillo (deceased), Robert J. Anello, Barry A. Bohrer View this Book

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May 10, 2005 |

Anti-Apartheid Hero Works to Protect His Name From Commercialization

Anti-apartheid hero. Icon of peace and racial reconciliation. Brand name? Nelson Mandela has deployed a team of lawyers to make sure the commercial label doesn't stick, going after opportunists, criminals -- and now even an old friend. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate's legal battle against his former attorney illustrates the complexities of protecting Mandela's name from commercial predators while allowing his fans to re-christen roads, squares, bridges, universities and shantytowns in his honor.
4 minute read
June 08, 2000 |

Embracing the 'Enemy'

While some lawyers may fear the impact the World Wide Web has on the practice of law, others see the Internet as a way to make the delivery of legal services more efficient, convenient and accessible for people everywhere.
4 minute read
September 19, 2003 |

Strange Bedfellows

Matt Reed was strolling through a fashion trade show in London when a T-shirt display stopped him in his tracks. Reed, a co-founder and business director of Oakland's Cosmic Debris, had caught someone selling a knock-off of the company's "Emily the Strange" T-shirt. "Emily's" surge in popularity has kept Cosmic Debris and its lawyers scrambling to protect the company's trademarks and copyrights and illustrates the problems a small company can face when it launches a popular product.
5 minute read
December 02, 2011 |

Robin Rosenbaum nominated for U.S. District Court

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Rosenbaum, a federal prosecutor for nearly 10 years, has been nominated by President Obama for a U.S. District Court seat.
3 minute read
June 30, 2003 |

Former Associate Sues V&E Alleging Discrimination

Houston-based Vinson & Elkins is the defendant in a suit filed recently by one of its former associates, an African-American female attorney who alleges V&E engaged in unlawful employment practices that violated her civil rights.
10 minute read

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