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Panel Set to Hear High-Profile Tyco Appeal As Kaye's Tenure as Top Judge Winds Down
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Dismissal of Racial Profiling Suit Upheld; Investigation Based on Assailant's Gender, Age as Well as RaceAttorney Ineligibility Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(a)
Notice to the bar.Attorney Ineligibility Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(a)
Notice to the bar.Past Supporters Urge Drug Law Reform
A quarter of a century after they helped to enact the Rockefeller drug laws, a group of former government leaders is proposing a new plan to reform the strict mandatory sentencing statutes they now view as an expensive failure. The plan, which former NY State Senator John R. Dunne said he will soon begin circulating among lawmakers, would give trial judges much greater discretion over sentencing and plea bargaining for nonviolent drug offenders.A satisfying victory for legal immigrants
Dwyer and Rhyu, both based in Cooley Godward's Palo Alto, Calif., office, led a pro bono team that filed suit in 2004 to compel the DHS and Department of Justice to issue green cards-"in a timely manner" to lawful permanent residents who had passed security screenings but lacked the documentation to prove it.Storm galvanized relief effort
Eight days following Hurricane Katrina, Baker Botts' Houston office trained 500 lawyers to provide free legal counseling through the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program. Jason Ryan was determined to be one of the 75 Baker Botts volunteers, but he didn't know how he would help.Tobacco companies win upset of damages award
In a major victory for tobacco companies, a New York appellate court Thursday reversed a 73-year-old lung cancer victim's $3.4 million compensatory damage award against two industry giants and threw out $17.1 million in punitive damages against Philip Morris USA. The court held that Norma Rose failed to prove that Brown & Williamson Holdings and Philip Morris negligently designed cigarettes by continuing to market a product with higher levels of tar and nicotine than so-called "light cigarettes."State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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