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  • April 5, 2000 | The Recorder

    Debunking the Myths of Merit Selection

    Every time there is a political uproar over the judicial selection process, fans of depoliticizing judicial appointments point to so-called "merit selection" as the best way to pick a judiciary. Bu

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  • May 27, 1999 | Daily Report Online

    Bone-Screw Maker Extends Winning Streak

    U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Story, ruling in the first six of dozens of bone screw cases before him, last month became the 44th federal judge to grant summary judgment to screw-maker Sofamor-

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  • USA v. Thomas Pitera, 10-1564-cr

    Publication Date: 2012-04-05
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Ch. J., Miner* and Katzmann, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Emily Berger and Stephen E. Frank, Assistant United States Attorneys (Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, of counsel), Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Roger Bennet Adler, Roger Bennet Adler, P.C., New York, NY.
    Case Number: 10-1564-cr

    Cite as: USA v. Thomas Pitera, 10-1564-cr, NYLJ 1202547968603, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided April 3, 2012)Before: Jacobs, Ch. J., Miner* and Katzman

  • September 17, 2010 | The Recorder

    Viewpoint: Judicial Independence Claims Are Overblown

    This fall San Francisco voters will face a tough choice: Retain Judge Richard Ulmer, a well-regarded superior court judge with outstanding qualifications, or vote for Michael Nava, a challenger who

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  • April 4, 2006 | The Recorder

    Drowning in Democracy

    Molly Ivins, bless her indomitable lefty heart, understands government. She says, "The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish

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  • January 21, 2003 | Alm

    Women Threaten Nudity?

    Here is everything I knew about Nigeria until a few months ago:It is in Africa.Here is what I now know:These are the only people in the world crazier than Californians.

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  • December 18, 2012 | Litigation Daily

    Koh Sets Higher Bar for Injunctions in Rejecting Apple's Attempt to Bar Samsung Products

    This story originally appeared in sibling publication The Recorder.   There are two ways to read Monday's court order denying Apple's bid for permanent injunctions

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  • May 18, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    AT&T Corp. v. Sprint Corp.

    Decided May 10, 2005Before Winter, McLaughlin, and Cabranes, C.JJ. Appeal from a denial of a motion to intervene for the purpose of seeking a modification to a protective order in

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  • Modesto Irrigation District v. Gutierrez

    Publication Date: 2010-08-23
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    Date Filed: 2010-08-20
    Court: 9th Cir.
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    Case Number: No. 09-15214

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 10988MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT; TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT; MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT; OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT; SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IR

  • Interim Health Care of Northern Illinois, Inc. v. Interim Health Care, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-08-29
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    Date Filed: 2000-08-25
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: CUDAHY, COFFEY and KANNE, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: No. 99-3927

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. Cudahy, Circuit Judge. In 1981, registered nurse Nancy Williams began working at the Evanston, Illinois franchise