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May 13, 2013 |

How a Man Named Brady Made History 50 Years Ago

Zuckerman Spaeder partner Paul Shechtman recounts the crime of John Leo Brady and Donald Boblit, Boblit's multiple confessions (not all of which were provided to Brady's defense), the appeals of Brady's conviction, and the Supreme Court loss that became a landmark due process decision.
13 minute read
August 10, 2009 |

Scenes from Chicago

Highlights of the American Bar Association's annual meeting in Chicago.
7 minute read
February 28, 2013 |

Ending 16-Year Run, Immergut Stepping Down as Milbank Chair

Having restored Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy's reputation as a top player in the high-end legal market, Mel Immergut will cap a leadership transition set in motion four years ago by handing the firm's reins to litigator Scott Edelman next week.
11 minute read
September 02, 2009 |

Owning Up

A lawyer's obligation to admit legal errors to clients can depend on the circumstances.
7 minute read
March 10, 2010 |

Giving Mediation Clients What They Want

The best mediators use different styles and adapt and adjust them as the circumstances of the moment demand. They recognize that no one style is right all of the time for every dispute. Good mediation requires the ability to diagnose and adapt to the changing needs of the parties and apply the right techniques during the course of the mediation.
7 minute read
April 12, 2010 |

Olson: Challenge to Proposition 8 Has Global Implications

According to Theodore Olson, the legal challenge to a California measure banning same-sex marriage he is leading with David Boies, a managing partner of Boies Schiller & Flexner, clearly has global implications. "What happens in this case won't just affect the people of California, it will affect the country. And what happens in the United States will affect the rest of the world."
4 minute read
January 18, 1999 |

And Theyre Off

Although Texas Supreme Court Justices Nathan Hecht and Al Gonzales drew last-minute primary challengers, those opponents will face Mount Everest-sized climbs as Hecht and Gonzales already have built campaign warchests and locked up the endorsements of the Republican leadership. And while little change is expected on the Supreme Court, the possibility of a major philosophical shakeup on the Court of Criminal Appeals looms. Among the many intrigues: the possibility of a husband-and-wife serving on the court.
8 minute read
May 23, 1999 |

ADA Ruling May Send Some Patients Home: Olmstead v. L.C.

Calling the institutionalization of mentally disabled persons "a form of discrimination," the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday issued a ruling that may help more state hospital patients enter community-based treatment. The 6-3 decision in a case from Georgia interprets the 1990 ADA to say that community placement of mentally disabled people must be implemented under certain circumstances. However, the decision won't lead to mass exodus of mental health patients from state hospitals.
5 minute read
April 14, 2010 |

White House Said to Be Widening Nominee Search

Washington's spin machine cycled into high gear Monday, churning out a new set of names as possible contenders to fill Justice John Paul Stevens' seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
6 minute read
December 05, 2005 |

2005: Year of the Podcast

At the beginning of 2005, podcasting by and for lawyers appeared to be the next big thing in continuing legal education, although there were just a few producers. Less than a year later, the numbers are growing and the medium is going mainstream. Lawyer, blogger and podcaster Robert J. Ambrogi reviews a selection of 10 podcasts that cover subjects as diverse as family law, the Supreme Court and even "law-related things that suck."
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