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Editorial: Should Good Deeds Counteract Misbehaving?
The past year was memorable for many reasons, not the least being the fall from grace of formerly deemed estimable gentlemen, whose admittedly admirable activities were cited as an excuse to mitigate their offenses.In Beard Brawl, D.C. Wants Clean, Close Shave
A city ban on beards for firefighters and paramedics is pitting the District of Columbia against a group of employees who say their religious beliefs prevent them from going clean-shaven. The fight is now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where District officials are hoping a three-judge panel overturns a lower court decision that allowed the employees to keep their facial hair.Decrease in profits threatens U.S. bank rally
JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and the other four largest U.S. lenders may post an 11 percent drop in first-quarter profit, threatening a rally that pushed bank stocks 19 percent higher this year.Conference of Delegates Takes on Prop 8
At the weekend's annual State Bar meeting in Monterey, members of various bar associations took on a bevy of heavy topics, including same-sex marriage. They steered clear of others.Most Calif. Firms Still Not Matching N.Y. Associates� Pay
More California-based firms are opting for a segmented associate salary scale, hiking pay to a $160,000 base in their New York offices but implementing a $145,000 scale in California.Syllabus: Mainstream Loudoun v. Board of Trustees of the Loudoun County Library
Law School Sues Rival for Antitrust Violations
A legal fight is brewing between two Southern California law schools that cater to working students with part-time, evening-only programs -- highlighting the stiff competition some schools face in luring students.Holder Leaps to the Defense of Guy Leading Defense of Defense of Marriage Act
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. yesterday weighed in on the controversy surrounding Paul Clement's decision to leave King & Spalding to pursue same-sex marriage litigation, saying Clement does not deserve criticism.Measuring Nanotechnology's Effect on the Law
Nanotechnology funding is huge right now, with about $982 million requested for federal investment in nanoscale science, engineering and technology for fiscal year 2005. This could all make for big returns and a sizeable impact on law and society. Attorney Sonia E. Miller talks with some nanotechnology leaders about the field's implications for the legal profession in this "age of innovation."Grappling With Post-Merger Culture Shock
When law firms merge, they're sure to talk up both the great cultural fit and the attainment of a "platform" for growth. But often the larger firm's maximization of the newly acquired platform depends more on cultural shift at the smaller firm than on cultural fit. And as mergers multiply, so do complaints among partners unhappy that their firms' desire to grow means abandonment of a firm culture where profits aren't paramount.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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