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  • February 4, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Broadcasters battle purveyors of new technologies

    Aereo Inc.'s pitch is this: With one of its tiny antennas, no bigger than a dime, you can watch television through the Internet. For couch potatoes, it may sound like a great deal, but it is

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  • Ellington v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carl P. Greenberg, Gladys H. Pollard Capital Defender's Office, Atlanta, and David W. DeBruin Jenner & Block LLP, District of Columbia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Donald P. Geary, Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Theresa M. Schiefer, and Dana E. Weinberger, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus appellant: James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, Franklin J. Hogue Hogue & Hogue LLP, Macon, and J. Scott Key, Decatur. Other party representation: Brian Kammer Georgia Resource Ctr. and Richard A. Malone Prosecuting Attorney's Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S12P0870

    The trial court abused its discretion in precluding voir dire questioning of prospective jurors as to whether they would automatically impose the death penalty, rather than fairly considering all th

  • November 6, 2012 |

    Quiz: Test your knowledge of lawyers-turned-presidents

    There are plenty of differences between presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, but the two opponents have one thing in common: They both have law degrees.

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  • August 16, 2012 |

    Pfizer GC Amy Schulman wins women’s achievement award

    InsideCounsels September 2011 cover girl, Pfizers executive vice president and general counsel and president of Pfizer Nutrition Amy Schulman, received a noteworthy award last week.

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  • December 31, 2011 |

    Court throws out FCC’s indecency fine against CBS again

    Nine-sixteenths of a second has haunted CBS Corp. for nearly eight years. But a recent 3rd Circuit decision may have temporarily put the broadcast company at ease.

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  • October 31, 2011 |

    8 Supreme Court cases to watch

    A look inside the high court's business docket

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  • June 27, 2011 | National Law Journal

    WASHINGTON'S MOST INFLUENTIAL IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS

    The issues these top lawyers have handled range from the momentous, such as whether the United States should go to war, to the less serious (though still notable), such as how to draft multim

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  • March 31, 2011 |

    Environmental Issues GCs Must Have on Their Radar

    InsideCounsel takes a look at five environmental issues affecting law departments.

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  • March 31, 2011 |

    Expanded Version: Environmental Issues GCs Must Have on Their Radar

    InsideCounsel takes a look at five environmental issues affecting law departments.

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  • December 15, 2010 |

    Litigation: Finding the Smoking Gun - Justice in Box 253

    Perseverance and attention to detail are key to separating lies from the truth.

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