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October 15, 2007 |

K Street Monitor

Highlights of recent registrations filed by lobbyists with the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House. A database of registrations is available to Influence subscribers.
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April 15, 2013 |

Class Action Cacophony at the Supreme Court

Recent high court cases display an abiding disagreement about permissible 'merits' inquiries at class certification.
6 minute read
September 23, 2005 |

Does Idea/Expression Dichotomy Apply to Visual Arts?

The question of what is, and is not, protectable in photographs has long vexed the courts. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the Southern District of New York recently issued a thoughtful analysis of the nature of creativity in, and the resulting level of protection for, different genres of photography and their constituent elements. This led Kaplan to a more widely applicable discussion of whether the "idea/expression dichotomy" is useful when considering the copyrightability of works of visual art.
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October 01, 2007 |

Could a GC Job Be a Ticket to the Top?

Enough corporate lawyers have become chief executives to spark a conversation about whether the GC's office is the new springboard to the top. The answer is yes, no, maybe or maybe later, depending on who is asked. In general, legal training helps develop important skills for negotiating, isolating issues and making decisions. But that sharp set of legal skills can cut both ways. One expert warns that any of those skills, "if carried to an extreme, would be less desirable as a manager."
6 minute read
October 01, 2007 |

Could a GC Job Be a Ticket to the Top?

Enough corporate lawyers have become chief executives to spark a conversation about whether the GC's office is the new springboard to the top. The answer is yes, no, maybe or maybe later, depending on who is asked. In general, legal training helps develop important skills for negotiating, isolating issues and making decisions. But that sharp set of legal skills can cut both ways. One expert warns that any of those skills, "if carried to an extreme, would be less desirable as a manager."
6 minute read
February 11, 2005 |

Trying for a 9th Circuit Split

A crucial skirmish took place last fall in the long war over whether to carve up the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Conservative Republicans in the House were finally able to push through a split proposal on Oct. 5 by tying it to a Senate measure to create 58 new judgeships across the country. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein blocked the bill. Now House Republicans, emboldened by their autumn victory, are preparing to try again to break up the nation's largest federal circuit court.
11 minute read
September 27, 2004 |

List of Ineligible Attorneys - NJ by County

Notice to the bar.
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