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June 11, 2003 |

Atlanta Court Upholds $16.6M Reverse Bias Verdict

A federal appellate panel in Atlanta has affirmed a $16.6 million verdict against officials of the Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library, saying they intentionally racially discriminated against seven librarians and then covered it up. The librarians' counsel said that the ruling reflected the panel's "frustration with Fulton County for their belligerent bigotry against white workers."
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January 11, 2010 |

Into the Unknown: Mystery Surrounding Salaries And Start Dates Doesn't Impact Job Acceptance Rates

Third-year law student Giselle Torres says it may sound trite, but she accepted an offer to become an associate with Bracewell & Giuliani mostly because she connected with the people at the Houston-based firm. Torres is among the lucky law students who landed summer associate positions at BigTex firms in 2009 and received offers for permanent jobs they will start sometime after graduating in May.
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April 15, 2002 |

Public Interest Law

Martin A. Schwartz is a law professor at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center of in Huntington, N.Y. Professor Schwartz also is the co-chair of the Practising Law Institute annual program in Section 1983 litigation and cochair of its annual Supreme Court Review Program. He is the author of Section 1983 Litigation: Claims and Defenses (3d ed. 1997), Section 1983 Litigation: Federal Evidence (3d ed. 1999), and co-author (with George Pratt) of Section 1983 Litigation: Jury Instructions (1999).
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August 15, 2003 |

Advice and Dissent

As attorney general and White House counsel, respectively, John Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzales occupy two of the most important legal positions in Washington. But coming from different wings of the GOP, they have repeatedly clashed over policy, personnel and politics. One of the most significant ideological rifts arose over the administration's Supreme Court brief in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases.
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May 31, 2011 |

NY Partners Switching Firms

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August 18, 2003 |

Advice and Dissent

It�s no surprise that President George W. Bush�s two top lawyers -- White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales and Attorney General John Ashcroft -- have frequently clashed over key policy and personnel issues.
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Cephalon Agrees to Pay $425 Million to Settle Off-Label Marketing Case
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July 29, 2003 |

U.S. House takes on Commandments ruling

The U.S. House has voted to withhold funds that would be used to enforce an 11th Circuit decision declaring the Ten Commandments monument in Alabama's judicial building unconstitutional. The vote expanded what was already a heated argument over government authority -- specifically between Alabama's chief justice and federal judges -- and posed intriguing questions about Congress' power to influence the executive branch's enforcement of judicial rulings.
5 minute read
January 08, 2004 |

State of New York v. National Services Industries Inc.

Substantial Continuity Test Cannot Be Applied to Determine Successor Liability Under CERCLA
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May 31, 2007 |

Justice Department Gets $635 Million Plea Agreement in OxyContin Marketing Case

Earlier this month, the Justice Department reached a $635 million plea agreement with the Purdue Frederick Co. and three of its executives over its marketing of OxyContin, which has plaintiffs attorneys celebrating. The deal sets aside $130 million to settle hundreds of civil suits brought by those who claimed they became addicted to the prescription painkiller. For Purdue, the plea agreement is a step toward closure in an epic legal effort that has reportedly involved $400 million in legal fees.
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