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January 04, 2013 |

Patty Shwartz Is Renominated for Third Circuit as Initial Bid Dies

U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz will have to start again on the ladder to a federal circuit judgeship, now that the Senate's 2011-12 session has ended without a confirmation vote.
4 minute read
September 06, 2002 |

Senate Committee Rejects Owen for 5th Circuit Seat

Handing President Bush a stinging defeat, a bitterly divided Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday rejected on a strict party-line vote the nomination of Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen for a judgeship on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Democrats and liberal activists hailed the vote as the rejection of a judge who they say was an "extremist" and a "conservative judicial activist."
3 minute read
May 02, 2006 |

Live Free or Reboot

The debate over Net neutrality -- the idea that major telecoms should provide equal access to all content providers, not create fast lanes for their own Internet services and for other content providers willing to pay top dollar while charging other competitors sky-high prices -- has all the makings of a vitriolic, drawn-out Capitol Hill lobbying battle. The issue has given Congress a perfect opportunity to leverage the debate into rivers of campaign contributions through this fall's elections.
6 minute read
May 01, 2013 |

Look to Past Heroes for Inspiration

While diversity is a commendable goal, true diversity has not been achieved in the legal profession. Racial minorities continue to be underrepresented. The hope is that the statistics will change as opportunities for advancement become available. But in looking to the future, we can gain inspiration from the heroes of the past.
4 minute read
October 02, 2006 |

Sadly, the Snark is no Tom Cruise

7 minute read
Law Journal Press | Digital Book White Collar Crime: Business and Regulatory Offenses Authors: Otto G. Obermaier, Robert G. Morvillo (deceased), Robert J. Anello, Barry A. Bohrer View this Book

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October 18, 2010 |

Questioning the Candidates For AG, High Courts

Although Republicans have won every statewide race in Texas since 1996, each of the GOP incumbents in the races for attorney general and the state's two highest courts face challengers in the Nov. 2 general election. Senior reporters Mary Alice Robbins and John Council pose one question to those running for Texas attorney general and for seats on the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals. All candidates received at least two telephone calls each requesting interviews.
9 minute read
November 26, 2012 |

High court hears arguments on definition of 'supervisor'

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday was urged to adopt an expansive definition of who qualifies as a "supervisor" for holding employers liable for harassing conduct by an employee.
4 minute read
January 12, 2007 |

Minimum Wage Measure Passed in House, Moves to Senate

House Democrats, with help from 82 Republicans, overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday that would eventually lift the minimum wage by $2.10 an hour, the first increase in a decade. The legislation moves to the Senate, where Democrats intend to add billions of dollars in tax breaks to make it easier for business to swallow. "Let us raise the minimum wage. Let us help small businesses cope," said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont, helping craft tax breaks aimed at businesses that hire low income workers.
4 minute read
April 07, 2003 |

Let's Try Him Again

In the wake of a highly publicized London murder case, the guarantee against double jeopardy has been called into question in Parliament. Were they to abolish it, Parliament would strip the English of the last of the Fifth Amendment protections they bequeathed to Americans, laments Robert Weinberg.
7 minute read
July 21, 2000 |

Golden Years

Jeffrey Golden heads Allen & Overys burgeoning U.S. Law Group Practice from London. Before joining the firm, Golden worked for Cravath, Swaine & Moore -- starting in 1978 in Cravath's New York offices with a burning enthusiasm for international law that eventually took him London. The Columbia Law grad says he was a "revolutionary student" and thinks he's still a revolutionary, although "I have a hard time selling that to my kids in a suit," says the father of three.
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