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The Second Circuit in the Supreme Court
In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp, partners at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, review the Supreme Court's decisions during the past term in cases that were on review from the Second Circuit, the cases for the coming term that have been slated for review, and the performance of all the circuit courts last term.High Court Upholds Admissions Policy at Michigan Law School
The U.S. Supreme Court embraced the concept of affirmative action in university admissions Monday. Writing for the 5-4 majority in Grutter v. Bollinger, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said the Court, in upholding the University of Michigan Law School policy, agreed that school diversity is a "compelling state interest" that can justify such use of race within certain limits. In a separate 6-3 opinion, the Court struck down Michigan's undergraduate admissions program as "not narrowly tailored."Sports agent work is a long shot for lawyers
Although a sports agent's work can touch on everything from contracts to criminal procedure, the handful of Atlanta lawyers in the business say it's difficult for practicing attorneys to break into the cutthroat field. The recent experiences of three Atlanta attorneys who have attempted to generate new practices as sports agents show how tricky the business can be.Falcons hold off on suspending Vick until NFL completes probe
ATLANTA AP - The Atlanta Falcons wanted to suspend Michael Vick. And considering the appalling allegations against their star quarterback, they may not want him back at all.Under an edict from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Vick is barred from taking part in training camp while the league investigates a federal dogfighting indictment against one of its most prominent players.On The Rise: Vaibhav Prasanna "Wab" Kadaba
One of Vaibhav Prasanna "Wab" Kadaba's more senior partners at Kilpatrick Stockton calls the 37-year-old patent attorney "a happy warrior." "And a very strong one, very formidable," adds James L. Ewing IV. In the highly technical arena that is patent law, Kadaba rapidly is building a national reputation, Ewing says.California justice shows not all conservative judges are same
Clint BolickNot all conservative judicial nominees are alike. Case in point: the nomination of California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.Scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, her nomination should evoke strong support from civil libertarians who have been critical of other nominees and policies of the Bush administration.Twitter, Badminton, Doping, and Codes of Conduct at the Olympics
Next to headlines about Olympic medal counts are stories about athletes and journalists who have fallen afoul of the rules and codes of conduct that are meant to keep the London Games on the up-and-up.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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