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May 03, 2004 |

NYCLU Lawyer: City Trying to Derail Suit Related to GOP Convention Protests

A New York Civil Liberties Union attorney claims city lawyers are seeking to depose him in an attempt to derail a suit over how the police will handle protests during the Republican National Convention this summer. The NYCLU filed suit in November, alleging the police disrupt demonstrations and unconstitutionally prevent people from participating. Many of the complaints against police arose during a protest last year against the war in Iraq.
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October 18, 2007 |

Probing the Milberg-Weiss Probe

Check out our ongoing roundup on the investigation into the federal kickback investigation into class action giant Milberg Weiss firm and attorney William Lerach.
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September 29, 2010 |

Innocent Too Late

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September 29, 2004 |

Gay Marriage Case Could Hinge on 1920 Ruling

Steven H. [email protected] pages of briefs may determine whether a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage goes on the ballot in November. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Constance C. Russell has asked both sides in a suit that seeks to keep the amendment off the ballot to file briefs analyzing a 1920 case.
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November 21, 2007 |

Winston Settles 'Decompression� Suit

Winston & Strawn settled a suit brought by a New York partner over the firm's policy reducing partners' pay after age 65.
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October 07, 2011 |

Rep. Issa Quizzes FHFA About Firms Hired to Sue Financial Institutions

A House panel has asked the Federal Housing Finance Agency to explain why it hired outside counsel from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and from Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman to file 17 lawsuits against financial institutions, and how much it is paying them.
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May 31, 2006 |

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May 22, 2006 |

2nd Circuit Removes Judge From Case of Former Lawyer -- and Friend

A judge's admitted friendship with a former lawyer he was sentencing has led the 2nd Circuit to remove him from the case. Federal Judge John Elfvin had already sentenced Timothy Toohey on two occasions -- only to have the 2nd Circuit remand the case each time. Elfvin explained why he gave Toohey two sentences of probation, saying to him: "I really bent over backwards on your behalf." That statement and others by the judge, the circuit said, were an acknowledgement of "an unambiguous bias."
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