Police: Drunken driver hits 90 mph while double the legal limit

Police: Drunken driver hits 90 mph while double the legal limit

A driver with double the legal blood alcohol level buzzed through Shelby at 90 mph before police caught up to him, according to reports. Keith Bernard …
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Big Law Firms Are Forcing Out More Unproductive Partners as Recession Stalls Profits

Law firms are picking up the pace of “counseling out” equity and nonequity partners, many of which are in the hard-hit corporate space, sources said.       

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America's CEOs Stated A New Goal. Now Law Firms See Opportunities in Getting Them There

Firms such Wachtell, Paul Weiss, Freshfields and Winston & Strawn are guiding clients toward ESG goals.       

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Call for parliament to review assisted dying law in England and Wales

Relatives of people who have brought legal cases on assisted dying are for the first time making a joint appeal for an inquiry into the current law in …
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Constitutional Law Scholar Chemerinsky to Lead UC Berkeley Law

Constitutional Law Scholar Chemerinsky to Lead UC Berkeley Law

Erwin Chemerinsky is the new dean at UC Berkeley School of Law.
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Crowell & Moring Hires Homeland Security Lawyer in Los Angeles

Crowell & Moring hired a lawyer from the Department of Homeland Security.
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Iowa Bankruptcy Judge Scolds Weil Gotshal Over High Fees

The Iowa judge who is overseeing the bankruptcy of aerospace-parts manufacturer Wellman Dynamics Corp. called a legal bill from the Weil, Gotshal & Manges law firm “staggering” and cut the firm’s million-dollar payment in half.
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Call It a Crisis: Law Firms Need to Quickly Respond to Needs of Working Parents

“Your employees are in the midst of deciding what their future looks like and, in many cases, whether it includes you.” Volta Talent Strategies consultants argue firms can use this as a chance to stand out and retain talent.       

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Susman Godfrey Elects First Woman Managing Partner

Susman Godfrey Elects First Woman Managing Partner

Kalpana Srinivasan, a partner in Los Angeles who has spent her career at Susman Godfrey, was elected a managing partner of the trial firm, filling a slot open with the death of firm founder and managing partner Stephen Susman in July.       

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Five Ways USAGov Can Help Your Family Connect in 2019

For 2019, set goals to create an emergency plan, protect your credit, and expand your family knowledge and time together.
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Ahead of the Curve: Teaching In the COVID-19 Era

What Should Law Teaching Look Like Next Semester? The fall semester is fast approaching and there are still a lot of unanswered questions about what …
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ALSPs Are Still More Threat Than Partner to Law Firms

Law firms have tried to stake out a distinct territory inside the legal ecosystem as providers of high-end advisory services, but as the demand for process-oriented work continues to fuel ALSPs, firms could nevertheless find their footprint shrinking.       

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Negotiations Continue For New COVID-19 Relief Bill

Negotiations Continue For New COVID-19 Relief Bill

Top congressional Democrats continue to meet with top White House officials about the next coronavirus relief package. But they disagree on how to handle money for jobless aid, states, and schools.
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Realty Law Digest

Realty Law Digest. Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses “Agudas Chasidei Chabad of the U.S. v. Congregation Lubavitch Inc.,”.
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Americans Brace for Changes to $600-a-Week Benefit

As Congress debates the next coronavirus relief package, millions of Americans are waiting to see if the extra $600-a-week unemployment benefit will be extended or reduced. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday reports. Photo: Bryan Woolston/Reuters
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Pressure Mounts To Restore Low-Cost Legal Services Program

In June, Washington's supreme court voted 7-2 to put an end to the state's pioneering Limited Legal License Technician program. The program …
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Covington teen Nick Sandmann's attorney threatens CNN, Washington Post with more legal action

Covington teen Nick Sandmann's attorney threatens CNN, Washington Post with more legal action

Stelter shared a tweet by Mark Zaid, who speculated about how much money Sandmann walked away with from the settlement. “Those with zero legal …
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EU Levels Sanctions Over Hong Kong Security Law, Inching Toward Tough US Stance on China

Earlier this month a spokesperson for the mission said that charges by the leader of the EU parliament that the new security law undermines freedom …
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Chicago Bar Task Force Recs Steer Clear of Outside Ownership in Law Firms

The first voluntary bar group to address regulatory reform aimed at increasing access to justice instead proposed a new “intermediary model” allowing lawyers to affiliate with larger networks for branding and ancillary services.       

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One Laid Groundwork For The ADA; The Other Grew Up Under Its Promises

As the Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30, a founder of the disability rights movement, Judy Heumann, talks to activist Imani Barbarin, born a few months after the landmark law was signed.
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