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December 07, 1999 |

Charles R. Morgan, BellSouth Corp.

5 minute read
January 15, 2010 |

O'Connor Will Keynote Forum on Supreme Court Election Cases

In her continuing campaign to spotlight the way in which state judges are selected, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will speak at a Georgetown University Law Center forum on two Supreme Court decisions affecting the debate, one of which -- Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission -- has still not been announced. Citizens United involved the 2008 presidential campaign, and has been framed mainly in terms of federal campaign laws, so how does it affect state judicial elections?
3 minute read
May 06, 2002 |

Black Farmer Class Action in Turmoil

More than one year after dozens of pro bono lawyers swooped in to bail out plaintiff`s counsel in a huge class action involving black farmers, the plaintiffs are still trying to undo mistakes by the case`s originial attorneys.
5 minute read
October 02, 2001 |

What Now for Federalism, Judges and Scandal?

Bickering partisanship and scandalmongering -- could these really be things of the past? Probably not, but political scientists and legal historians say September's tragic events have implications for the way government behaves, from the White House to the Supreme Court. Legal Times explores this tectonic shift, from the return of federalism and "noncontroversial" judicial appointments, to the repudiation of scandal.
9 minute read
March 24, 2005 |

Matter of Interpretation

The U.S. Supreme Court will preside over a case next week involving the cable industry and Internet service providers that could result in the Court redefining the often competing roles of federal agencies and the judiciary in interpreting statutes.
6 minute read
August 16, 1999 |

Fallout on the Y2K Frontier

Xerox has sued its insurer, American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co., claiming that $183 million in Y2K-related expenses should be covered under the "sue and labor" provision of its policy.
7 minute read
May 30, 2008 |

The A-List (51-200)

Lawyers like to lament the passing of their fabled past, when partners knew each other on sight, firms contented themselves to operating in one ZIP code and junior associates were not a menacing anonymous horde threatening to take out their frustrations via the blogosphere. As it happens, in the big-firm world those days aren't gone, they've just moved to the Am Law Second Hundred ranks, where firms are prosperous and growing steadily but retain the possibility of old-fashioned cohesion.
28 minute read
August 05, 2010 |

Elections Measure Drew Foreign Foes

In the lobbying to kill a campaign finance bill in the Senate, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers were out front. But behind the scenes, a cadre of foreign companies was fighting hard to weaken and ultimately defeat the legislation.
4 minute read
September 01, 1999 |

Justice's Secret Weapon Against Microsoft

While the Department of Justice was reeling from a June 1998 ruling that seemed to doom its claim that Microsoft violated antitrust laws, David B. Fein got to work. Hired by Joel Klein, DOJ's antitrust chief, with less fan fare than David Boies, the in court star for the government, Fein's investigative work and preparation of witnesses may have turned the tide against Microsoft.
6 minute read

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