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  • April 26, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Justices find animal cruelty law goes too far

    SECTION/SUBSECTION HERE In a strong endorsement of classic First Amendment principles, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a federal law that made it a crime to create, sell or po

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  • January 31, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Biggest Losers

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  • February 23, 2007 | Legal Times

    Companies Seek Fees in Amtrak Dispute

    When the discovery of dangerous cracks in the Acela express trains shut down service along the northeastern corridor during spring 2005, Amtrak's inspector general told Congress that the railroad c

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  • June 9, 2005 | Alm

    New Rules With Regard to Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

    Last November, Alabama-based AmSouth Bank was fined $50 million for violating anti-money laundering and bank secrecy laws. It was the largest such fine ever imposed. The bank also agreed to re

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  • February 25, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    Changeable Partners

    AST JULY, WHEN A fat Brooklyn, New York, man sued McDonald's Corporation for allegedly causing his obesity, the lawyers for the hamburger giant didn't laugh it off; instead, they jumped into a

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  • September 21, 2006 | The Recorder

    Winery Purchase Is No Dry Deal

    WINERY PURCHASE IS NO DRY DEALKendall-Jackson Wine Estates' $97 million purchase of three California wineries gave the lawyers involved a glimpse into the workings of the wine w

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  • May 18, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Legality of Prejudgment Asset Freezes by Federal Bank Agencies

    Federal banking agencies have become quite aggressive in their efforts to pursue civil claims against the officers, directors or controlling shareholders of an insured bank. They will attempt

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  • February 27, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    The Growing Pains of an IP Practice

    When Morgan, Lewis & Bockius scooped up Dennis Mondolino's 35-lawyer patent boutique in 2001, it was supposed to be a feather in the cap for the firm and its intellectual property practice. The

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  • May 11, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Judge Rules Government Violated Speech Rights in AIDS Policy A federal judge has found that the U.S. government is violating the First Amendment rights of key partners in its in

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  • May 1, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

    PACs With Punch

    When Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal hired Elliott Portnoy two years ago to build its new federal lobbying practice, one of his first tasks was to get the firm's attorneys to give more money

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