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The largest lawyers’ group in the United States is developing a nation-by-nation comparison of which citizens can trust their government to act fairly and which governments fall short.

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The largest lawyers’ group in the United States is developing a nation-by-nation comparison of which citizens can trust their government to act fairly and which governments fall short. The idea, said American Bar Association president William Neukom, is to have “pesky facts provide the foundation to make informed decisions” by governments wanting to do better, […]

The largest lawyers’ group in the United States is developing a nation-by-nation comparison of which citizens can trust their government to act fairly and which governments fall short. Read More »

The US Departmetn of Justice said the evidence against the late Ivins is strong enough to ‘prove his guilt’ but many questions remain unanswered.

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When the FBI publicly branded the late Dr. Bruce Ivins as the anthrax killer, it unsealed court affidavits suggesting a possible motive for the mailing to one target: NBC anchor Tom Brokaw. According to the affidavits, Ivins was angry about repeated Freedom of Information Act requests from Gary Matsumoto, identified as “an investigative journalist who

The US Departmetn of Justice said the evidence against the late Ivins is strong enough to ‘prove his guilt’ but many questions remain unanswered. Read More »

When the state’s voters decide Proposition 8 this fall, it appears they will check “yes” or “no” next to a ballot title that reads: “Eliminates the Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry.”

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When the state’s voters decide Proposition 8 this fall, it appears they will check “yes” or “no” next to a ballot title that reads: “Eliminates the Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry.” A Superior Court judge this morning rejected a suit filed by Prop. 8 proponents against the ballot title proposed by Attorney General Jerry

When the state’s voters decide Proposition 8 this fall, it appears they will check “yes” or “no” next to a ballot title that reads: “Eliminates the Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry.” Read More »

The execution of a Mexican citizen by the United States against the orders of the UN’s highest court highlights a flaw in international law that enables countries to snub rulings without repercussions, experts say.

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The execution of a Mexican citizen by the United States against the orders of the UN’s highest court highlights a flaw in international law that enables countries to snub rulings without repercussions, experts say. While the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) orders are binding, their execution are left up to states who consent voluntarily to

The execution of a Mexican citizen by the United States against the orders of the UN’s highest court highlights a flaw in international law that enables countries to snub rulings without repercussions, experts say. Read More »

Taylor Wessing, the City law firm, has sued an American rival for $5 million (£2.6 million) for allegedly illegally poaching several partners from its Paris office.

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Taylor Wessing, the City law firm, has sued an American rival for $5 million (£2.6 million) for allegedly illegally poaching several partners from its Paris office. Earlier this week, Taylor Wessing asked a court in New York for an injunction preventing 12 of the 15 non-equity partners in its Paris office from joining Nixon Peabody,

Taylor Wessing, the City law firm, has sued an American rival for $5 million (£2.6 million) for allegedly illegally poaching several partners from its Paris office. Read More »

A New York state judge has ruled that a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe associate may only seek nominal damages in his claim alleging the law firm broke a promise to promote him to partner, reports the New York Law Journal.

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A New York state judge has ruled that a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe associate may only seek nominal damages in his claim alleging the law firm broke a promise to promote him to partner, reports the New York Law Journal. Patrick Hoeffner’s 2005 lawsuit against Orrick claimed that in 2002 the firm’s partners had

A New York state judge has ruled that a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe associate may only seek nominal damages in his claim alleging the law firm broke a promise to promote him to partner, reports the New York Law Journal. Read More »

One of the ironies of the American Lawyer Associate Survey is that most midlevel associates surveyed plan to be on the job for the short-term, but few plan to stay for the long-term.

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Most midlevel associates surveyed by the American Lawyer plan to be on the job for the short-term, but few plan to stay for the long-term. The finding is one of the ironies of the survey, the Am Law Daily reports. Asked to rate the likelihood of being at their firm in two years on a

One of the ironies of the American Lawyer Associate Survey is that most midlevel associates surveyed plan to be on the job for the short-term, but few plan to stay for the long-term. Read More »

A federal judge in Manhattan has allowed sex discrimination claims to proceed against an intellectual property law firm that fired an associate two days after she complained in an e-mail to partners that the firm’s women lawyers were being “relegated to non-partnership track support roles.”

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A federal judge in Manhattan has allowed sex discrimination claims to proceed against an intellectual property law firm that fired an associate two days after she complained in an e-mail to partners that the firm’s women lawyers were being “relegated to non-partnership track support roles.” In a 53-page opinion issued last week, Southern District of

A federal judge in Manhattan has allowed sex discrimination claims to proceed against an intellectual property law firm that fired an associate two days after she complained in an e-mail to partners that the firm’s women lawyers were being “relegated to non-partnership track support roles.” Read More »

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has paid $9.5 million to Brocade Communications Systems to release itself — as well its chairman and former Brocade board member, Larry Sonsini — from civil claims stemming from the backdating disaster at the firm’s longtime client.

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has paid $9.5 million to Brocade Communications Systems to release itself — as well its chairman and former Brocade board member, Larry Sonsini — from civil claims stemming from the backdating disaster at the firm’s longtime client. News of Wilson’s payment was tucked into a footnote in court filings Friday

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has paid $9.5 million to Brocade Communications Systems to release itself — as well its chairman and former Brocade board member, Larry Sonsini — from civil claims stemming from the backdating disaster at the firm’s longtime client. Read More »

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