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Earthjustice GC Reflects on a Career Working on Behalf of the Planet
William Curtiss, longtime general counsel of Earthjustice, which bills itself as the nation's leading public interest environmental law firm, has tried cases involving nuclear power plants, land use, highway planning, air quality and giant landfills. He says his role working on behalf of the planet has shaped the "big picture" work he does as GC.'Secret' water deal gets hearing in D.C.
WHILE GOV. SONNY Perdue will lead a prayer vigil for rain Tuesday, lawyers for the state will plead Georgia's case for water to mere mortals in Washington on Friday.The state will argue to a federal appeals court that an agreement it reached with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2003 on the management of Lake Lanier was legal.The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Another Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner defects in Dallas, this time to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Davis Polk & Wardwell makes a lateral hire in New York from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; and K&L Gates expands in Australia with five recent partner additions.The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].View more book results for the query "Colorado School of Mines"
Practice By Practice: 2009's Substantive Law Developments
Practitioners discuss 2009 developments in a variety of practice areas, including bankruptcy, business and banking, corporate governance and securities, criminal law, e-discovery, energy, environmental law, family law, health law, immigration, insurance, intellectual property, labor and employment, legal malpractice, personal injury law, real estate and tax law.'Significant' Donation Triggers Recusal Obligation, Ruling Says
In a landmark ruling that could affect state judicial elections nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday said that due process can require a state judge to recuse when a party in a case before him or her has had a "significant or disproportionate" influence on placing the judge on the court through an outsized campaign donation. The 5-4 decision in Caperton v. Massey Coal Co., 08-22, written bu Justice Anthony Kennedy, introduces for the first time a constitutional standard into the debate over the influence of big money on judicial elections, which supporters said was a victory for the rule of law.Justices Issue Landmark Recusal Ruling
In a landmark ruling that could affect state judicial elections nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said that due process can require a state judge to recuse when a party in a case before him or her has had a "significant or disproportionate" influence on placing the judge on the court through an outsized campaign donation.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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