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Friday, December 8, 2017
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Manafort's Lawyers Say Op-Ed Did Not Violate Judge's Gag Order
The lawyers said the op-ed was edited for Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post.
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Law School Applications on the Rise
As of Dec. 1, the number of law school applicants was up by 12 percent while the number of applications was up by 15 percent.
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
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Report: San Jose Appellate Judge Resigned Amid Harassment Probe
Conrad Rushing, the presiding justice of the Sixth District Court of Appeal in San Jose for the past 14 years, resigned this week while facing allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination against female employees, according to a report by the San Jose Mercury News.
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California Judge William Alsup Writes SCOTUS to Correct Trump's DOJ
It's not everyday that federal judges submit statements to the U.S. Supreme Court. Alsup took issue with the "incorrect impression" left by the U.S. solicitor's office petition in a DACA case.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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Coyle on Justice Kennedy: "He’s really at the center now of speech and dignity in this case, with an overlay of religion. And I think, as is so often the case, when the justices are closely divided, he may well be the key to the outcome."
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Friday, December 1, 2017
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Michael Flynn, Cooperating with Investigators, Pleads Guilty in Mueller Probe
The special counsel has charged the former national security adviser with "willfully and knowingly" making false statements to investigators looking into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Michael Flynn, represented by a Covington & Burling team, pleaded guilty Friday in Washington federal district court.
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Judge William Pryor Trashes Conservative Law Prof's Proposal to Pack Courts
Federal appellate Judge William Pryor Jr., a favorite among conservatives for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, took to The New York Times op-ed pages to denounce a conservative law professor's controversial proposal urging Congress to quickly and greatly expand the federal courts.
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Read the Michael Flynn Plea Agreement, Statement of Offense
Michael Flynn, represented by a team from Covington & Burling, pleaded guilty Friday in Washington federal court to lying to the FBI. Here is the plea agreement and statement of facts that were filed today.
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
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Justices Fret Over Access to Cellphone Data in Key Privacy Case
U.S. Supreme Court justices from across the spectrum voiced concern on Wednesday about personal privacy and government snooping in a case that tests whether police can obtain cellphone location data of suspects without a warrant.
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Can the GRE Cure What Ails Law Schools?
An analysis provides a window into why law school deans are pinning their hopes on the GRE to boost diversity and the sheer number of applicants.
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How Marketable Is a Junior Law Firm Partner With No Book of Business?
I’m a junior litigation partner at a mid-sized law firm. I have great credentials and trial experience, but no portable book of business. Will I be able to “upgrade” to a big firm as a partner?
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Uber's Data Breach Cover-Up Strategy May Be More Common Than You'd Think
Uber has been widely criticized for its decision to hide a 2016 data breach and pay hackers for their silence, but it may not be the only company in town to do so.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
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A federal judge on Tuesday refused to undo the Trump administration's designation of Mick Mulvaney as the interim leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting an argument that the White House unlawfully sidestepped the appointment of another lawyer from within the Obama-era agency.
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Monday, November 27, 2017
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There was no clear majority Monday signaling the death of inter partes review—the administrative procedure for reviewing patent validity created by the 2011 America Invents Act.
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Monday, November 20, 2017
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Lawyer Challenges His Arrest Over Forced Witness Testimony in Guantánamo Case
A former U.S. Navy Reserve lawyer, who was handcuffed, shackled and arrested by U.S. Marshals to secure his testimony in a military commission case, filed a complaint Monday with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Marshal's Service.
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California Bar Exam Ends 3-Year Slide, As Nearly Half Pass July Sitting
The percentage of prospective lawyers who passed California's July bar exam crept upward to 49.6 percent, ending a three-year skid in scores marked last year by the lowest pass rate—43 percent—in three decades.
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Trump's Tweets Could Undercut Feds' Silence in Public Records Case
In a FOIA case about the "Russia dossier," U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington is considering what President Trump may or may not know when he tweets.
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Attorney Pundits and the Perils of Going On-Air
In the aftermath of Gordon Rees removing a partner from her management duties as a result of a controversial Fox News interview, media experts weigh in on the difficulty that law firms face when they have outspoken and partisan media figures in their ranks.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Can't Keep Secret Would-Be Class Size in Age Discrimination Suit
A federal magistrate judge has denied an effort by PricewaterhouseCoopers to seal the number of would-be class members in an age discrimination suit that claims the accounting and consulting firm unlawfully struck older job applicants from employment consideration. The plaintiff's attorneys estimated that some 14,000 potential job applicants over age 40 could be part of the affected class.
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Trump's Supreme Court Wish List Grows By Five Judges
The White House announced five new additions Friday to its list of potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, though no justice has announced retirement. The new names came in a press release that coincided with the annual conference of the Federalist Society, which has played a pivotal role in fashioning Trump’s list of potential nominees.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
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In what may be a first at the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was identified Monday as an “authority” along with the cases, law review articles and news citations that lawyers typically use to bolster their arguments.
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