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October 02, 2001 |

Philadelphia Judge Upholds Race Bias Award, Including Punitives

A federal judge in Philadelphia has upheld a jury's award of $295,000 in a race discrimination case but reduced the plaintiff's attorneys' fee requests, in part because the lawyers charged too high an hourly rate. U.S. District Judge Berle M. Schiller refused even to consider the defendant's argument that the company was shielded from punitive damages because of its good faith efforts to detect and deter discrimination.
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July 17, 2012 |

Judge: Johnson ineligible to be on ballot

A state administrative law judge Monday ruled that Clarence Johnson, right photo, the lawyer running to unseat Fulton County Superior Court Judge D. Todd Markle, is ineligible to run because Johnson owes back taxes. Administrative law judge Michael Malihi, left, can be overruled by the secretary of state.
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November 03, 2003 |

Methods of Judicial Selection:

With the 2003 judicial elections drawing closer, it is an excellent time to examine the continuing debate and practical realities of judicial selection methods. Pennsylvania is one of eight states that currently selects its judges through partisan elections. However, many voices, including Gov. Ed Rendell's, express support for a shift toward merit selection.
8 minute read
October 03, 2005 |

Bork is owed an explanation

On Sept. 29, by a 78-22 vote, the Senate confirmed Judge John Roberts as the 17th chief justice of the United States. There remains only one lingering question for the Democratic senators to answer: Who is going to call and explain all of this to Robert Bork?
5 minute read
December 20, 2002 |

Don't Underestimate the Underdog

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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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June 18, 2007 |

What's New on the Legal Web

Attorney Robert Ambrogi rounds up a selection of new resources on law-related Web sites. Among the new offerings: Law.com's Quest search tool and an online marketplace for buying, selling and licensing patents as well as sites offering academic materials and free legal periodicals.
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October 20, 2006 |

Special Court of Review Dismisses Admonition of Justice Nathan Hecht

The majority of the court of review concluded that Canon 5(2) of the code permits the public statements that Hecht made about Miers and that Canon 2B of the code does not apply in Hecht's case.
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November 16, 2005 |

Alito, Meeting With Democrats, Distances Himself From Abortion Statement

The Samuel Alito who argued against abortion rights in 1985 was "an advocate seeking a job" within the conservative Reagan administration, the Alito who is now a Supreme Court nominee told Democrats on Tuesday. The current version "thinks he's a wiser person" with "a better grasp and understanding about constitutional rights and liberties," senators said as Alito tried to downplay a 20-year-old document in which he asserted "the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion."
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June 06, 2011 |

Justices Order Another Look at Hazleton Immigration Measures

Ten days after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Legal Arizona Workers Act -- which penalizes employers who knowingly hire unauthorized foreign workers -- the justices on Monday ordered the 3rd Circuit to reconsider a decision that struck down similar ordinances passed in Hazleton, Pa.
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March 04, 2013 |

Departure of London Tax Group Doesn't Faze Dorsey's Leadership

With new managing partner Ken Cutler preparing to jet to London as part of a firmwide confidence-building tour, Dorsey & Whitney—whose gross revenue dropped for the fifth straight year in 2012—lost its tax practice Monday in the U.K. capital to local commercial litigation boutique Hage Aaronson. Nonetheless, Cutler insists the Minneapolis-based Am Law 100 firm is poised for a comeback.
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