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States Repealing Some Statutes of Limitations
State legislatures across the nation will be scrambling this summer to undo centuries of tradition by eliminating statutes of limitations and to prosecute old crimes.State or fed? Lee Lawyers Wrangle
Each trying to make the most of state double jeopardy laws, the defense and prosecutors argue over whether the Julie Lee campaign finance case should go to federal or state court first.Telecom Merger Conditions Cause Stir
Telecommunications attorneys are buzzing about the conditions that the Federal Communications Commission's staff proposed June 29 regarding the merger of regional phone companies SBC Communications and Ameritech. The merger conditions, which must be approved by the full Commission, are the most far-reaching and potentially expensive of any imposed on merging phone companies. If the conditions are approved, some telecom attorneys worry that it will be even more difficult to get mergers through the FCC.The $2.15 billion settlement that Lee helped secure this week for Pfizer Inc. is believed to be the largest ever in a patent case. And what's more, says Lee, the deal serves as a warning to generic pharmaceutical companies looking to get a jump on introducing new drugs.
Illegal Aliens: A Double Bind?
The job applicant said that he was a U.S. citizen and showed a driver's license to prove it. He seemed foreign he is of Mexican descent and the human resources clerk asked to see a work authorization document from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. This month, the Justice Department announced that parent company Aztec Productions will pay $27,000 to settle allegations that it discriminated against the man by overzealously applying a federal law that holds employers civilly and criminally lState AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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