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Wisconsin Senate Passes Controversial Anti-Union Measure

For three weeks, the Wisconsin Senate has been unable to take action on a controversial measure that strips public employee…

Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty

Illinois today became the 16th state to abolish the death penalty when Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill…

Congress Will Pick Up Defense of DOMA

Last month the justice department announced that it would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court, under…

S. Hazard Gillespie, Davis, Polk, & Wardwell Senior Counsel, Passes Away at 100

S. Hazard Gillespie, who has been a prominent attorney in Davis Polk & Wardwell and was formerly a U.S. attorney,…

Chevron Granted Preliminary Injunction in Ecuador Case

Chevron was ordered by a court in Ecuador last month to pay almost $9 billion to Ecuador to clean up…

Two and a Half Lawyers – Coming Soon to a Courtroom Near You

I have never been a particularly big fan of Charlie Sheen - his father Martin is by far the superior…

Senator Ensign Announces Retirement

Senator John Ensign, the junior senator from Nevada, announced that he will not seek reelection in 2012.  For those keeping…

February A Rough Month For The Legal Industry

Looking at the broad picture, the economic recovery appears to finally be taking hold in the labor market.  Modest gains…

Federal Judge in Florida tells States to Continue with Health Overhaul

The same federal judge that ruled that President Obama’s health care law was unconstitutional, Judge Roger Vinson, has now made…

LA Boutique Reish & Reicher Closing

Reish & Reicher, a boutique firm in LA specializing in ERISA cases, is shutting its doors as of March 15.  Eleven…

Bullivant Closes Sacto Office, Most Join Locke Lord

Bullivant Houser Bailey shut down its office in Sacramento this week and the majority of attorneys there moved over to…

Spring Bonuses at WilmerHale

Like so many of its counterparts, WilmerHale announced that associates will receive a spring bonus to be paid on April…