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After FBI Raid, Squire Says It Severed Ties to Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen | National Law Journal

Attorney Michael Cohen arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (Photo: John Taggart/Bloomberg)<p>Squire Patton Boggs said Monday …

To search Michael Cohen’s home and office, the FBI had to clear a higher-than-normal bar

Here’s what we don’t know: We don’t know specifically what the FBI was looking for when it raided the office of Michael Cohen, high-profile attorney for the Trump Organization. We don’t know what they found; we don’t know what investigations might be bolstered or curtailed by the evidence they …

What A $100,000 Law Firm Marketing Plan Looks Like

Article ByRaj JhaPractice AlchemyAmbitious firms want more clients, better paying clients (or better cases), or they want to expand geographically. …

The Report on Race That Shook America

It came out in 1968—yet little has changed since the Kerner Commission denounced “white racism.”<p>In July 1967, when President Lyndon B. Johnson formed a commission to analyze the riots then engulfing several major American cities, the radical wing of the civil-rights movement eyed his appointees …

Duncan School of Law does not meet admissions standard, ABA accreditation committee says

• Home<br>• Daily News<br>• Duncan School of Law does not meet admissions…<p>Law Schools<p>Duncan School of Law at Lincoln Memorial University in Knoxville, Tennessee, …

Stormy Daniels' attorney wants Trump questioned about hush money

(Reuters) - The lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had an affair with U.S. President Donald Trump, filed court papers Sunday demanding that Trump submit to questions about the $130,000 hush money paid just before the 2016 presidential election.<p>The dispute centers on …

Sharp Tongue and Pencil: Meet the Judge Presiding Over the Government’s Case Against AT&T

Judge Richard Leon’s management presents challenge for Justice Department as it seeks to block AT&T-Time Warner deal on antitrust grounds<p>WASHINGTON—As he presides over the trial of AT&T Inc.’s planned acquisition of Time Warner Inc., U.S. District Judge Richard Leon enters his courtroom each day …

Judges, in-house lawyers call for greater diversity at firms | Reuters

Several judges and in-house lawyers at large companies at a recent industry conference called on lawyers to improve diversity, warning they will risk missing out on important assignments if they fail to implement changes.<p>U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe in Philadelphia, who currently is heading the …

Facebook Turns to Scholars to Analyze Social Media’s Impact on Elections

Facebook is going back to school: The social network announced an initiative that will see a group of scholars analyze the impact of social media on …

Explainer: What is Sharia law?

‘A complete way of life’<p>So what exactly is Sharia law? Dr Jamila Hussain, a research associate at the University of Technology Sydney told SBS, …

Watchdog Group Sues EPA in Federal Court to Compel Release of Documents Related to Superfund Report

Campaign for Accountability (CfA), a watchdog group, filed a lawsuit this month against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the District of …

ICE Raids Tennessee Meatpacking Plant, Apprehends and Detains Dozens

Article ByMichael H. NeifachJackson Lewis P.C.Immigration BlogIn what appears to be the largest worksite enforcement raid under the current …

Right to marry person of one’s choice is integral to right to life & liberty: Supreme Court on Hadiya case

Hadiya and Shefin Jahan<p>“The right to marry a person of one’s choice is integral to Article 21 (right to life and liberty) of the Constitution”, the …

Judge denies Trump's ex-campaign manager Manafort's bid to loosen bail terms | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday denied President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort’s latest request to loosen the terms of his bail conditions, saying some of the assets he offered to post as collateral are too tied up and cannot be used to meet a $10 million …

Does the CLOUD Act raise more questions than it answers?

So it seems that the Microsoft Ireland case at the Supreme Court will end with a whimper. Both the Department of Justice and Microsoft agree that the …

DA: Cosby Paid Accuser Constand $3M in 2006 Settlement | The Legal Intelligencer

<i>Andrea Constand.</i> Photo credit: Lucas Jackson/Pool via AP<p>On the first day of Bill Cosby’s retrial, jurors learned that Cosby paid more than $3 million …

Letter to Panama's president from Trump Organization lawyers

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The text of the letter from the Britton & Iglesias law firm to Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, as translated by The Associated Press.<p>Your Excellency Mr. President:<p>We are the law office Britton & Iglesias and we write to you in the name and representation of our Client …

Korean FTC Issues Fines Over Loot Box Advertising

According to a recent news article, the Korean FTC fined three game games for allegedly not making clear disclosures regarding the odds associated …

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Exclusive: U.S. watchdog seeks record fine against Wells Fargo for abuses - sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. watchdog for consumer finance is seeking a record fine against Wells Fargo & Co that could exceed several hundred million dollars for auto insurance and mortgage lending abuses, according to three sources with knowledge of the plans.<p>The penalty would be the first …

Five Questions with Sheila Kadagathur, ’05

<b>1. What is a favorite Law School memory?</b><p>There are too many to count, but some that stick out are going down the line and shaking every one of my law …

Puerto Rico vehicle owners lose bid for insurance reimbursement | Reuters

Puerto Rico may hold on to millions of dollars in duplicate vehicle insurance premiums because returning the money could be seen as favoring vehicle owners over other creditors, according to the judge in the island’s restructuring.<p>U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain declined to lift the …

Four Circuits to Watch as Trump Nominees Face Time Hurdle

President Donald Trump may get a chance to “flip” three federal appeals courts that currently have a majority of Democratic-nominated judges.<p>Filling …

James Greiner Chair Lecture | "Can the U.S. Legal Profession Become Evidence-Based?"

“Your Own Cybersecurity Is Not Enough”: NJ Physician Practice Fined Over $400,000 for Data Breach Caused By Vendor

Article ByJoseph J. LazzarottiJackson Lewis P.C.Workplace Privacy BlogLast week, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the New Jersey …

US attorney in Chicago will oversee document production in House committee's Clinton probe

• Home<br>• Daily News<br>• US attorney in Chicago will oversee document…<p>Prosecutors<p>U.S. Attorney John Lausch/Wikipedia<p>U.S. Attorney John Lausch of Chicago has …

Court Untangles Dispute Over Two DAs\' Claim to Susquehanna County Post | The Legal Intelligencer

<i>Photo: Jason Doiy/ALM</i><p>A Pennsylvania judge has rejected a former Susquehanna County prosecutor‘s attempt to be named district attorney, siding instead …

Debate: Should the Supreme Court Merely Stand By While Its Judgments Are Misrepresented?

We are grateful to Rahul Unnikrishnan for a thoughtful engagement with our recent piece on secularism and the Supreme Court. It presented us an …

Consumer Reports publisher in $16.4 mln reader data privacy settlement | Reuters

NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - The publisher of Consumer Reports magazine has reached a $16.375 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it violated Michigan privacy law by selling readers’ subscription and personal data to third parties without their consent.<p>A preliminary settlement of the proposed …

The National Law Review April 2018 Law Student Writing Competition

<b>Quick Links</b><p>Please let other interested professionals know about this valuable and free resource!<p>If you know someone interested in publishing with the …