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Judicial Gadfly Pushes for More Input in Nomination Process
As co-founder and coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Elena Sassower has pushed for public involvement in judicial confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. But last year, Capitol Police say, she went too far by interrupting a hearing on the nomination of Richard Wesley to the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. In a trial set to begin this week, Sassower will be tried on one count of disrupting Congress -- a charge she claims is retaliatory.Summer Work Plentiful For Law Students
It's good to be Stephanie Holmes. The second-year law student at Catholic University's Columbus School of Law applied to 24 firms at the start of her summer job search. She got 23 callbacks.Hunton & Williams Launches Office in Los Angeles
Richmond, Va.-based Hunton & Williams is launching a Los Angeles office by swallowing the majority of what was formerly trial boutique O'Donnell & Mortimer, a union spurred by shared client Pfizer Inc. "You cannot be a truly national firm unless you have a significant presence in California," said managing partner Walfrido Martinez. "Our hope is to build a strong presence in California, starting in Los Angeles and hopefully moving up the state." The L.A. location is the 850-lawyer firm's 18th office.Policing Detours On the Info Road
Simply by making a typo, or perhaps by typing ".com" rather than ".org," even the most literate Internet user can wind up somewhere he had no intention of going. Sometimes these trips down the side streets of the superhighway can lead to startling destinations, including pornographic sites. But with increasing frequency, these excursions now lead the unwitting into the clutches of savvy marketers looking for e-commerce dollars, sometimes by the extortion of well-known companies and individuals.On the Record With Curtis Schehr of Anteon
Curtis Schehr is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Anteon International Corp., a systems integrator providing information technology and engineering services to federal government agencies and international customers. In this Q&A, Schehr discusses Anteon's workings, the challenges and pleasures of his job, increased opportunities stemming from new government requirements and the pursuit of a "Team Anteon" environment.Big Tobacco Companies Battle Over Altria-Backed Bill to Impose FDA Regulation
Altria, which owns tobacco giant Philip Morris International, is one of the perhaps surprising backers of a bill that would give the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco. Critics say Philip Morris' motive may be less than altruistic, and that their real goal is to squeeze out competitors. The issue has created a fissure between Philip Morris and the rest of Big Tobacco -- the industry's lobbyists, sans Philip Morris, are pushing to block the measure through the time-honed tactics of doubt and delay.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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