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Legal Fight Over Prior Restraint on Publication

July 30, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Legal journal fights prior restraint on publication of information found in court records Prior restraint - United States - Newspaper - Law - Government

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Oil Spill Legal Mess Likely One of Costliest Ever

July 27, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

Legal mess from Gulf oil spill likely one of costliest and longest-lasting in US history Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment - History of the United States

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Legal 500 Recognizes Ford & Harrison as a Top Firm for Immigration

July 8, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Ford & Harrison LLP, a national labor & employment law firm, has been named one of the top immigration practices in the 2010 edition of The Legal 500: The Clients Guide to the US Legal Profession .

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Legal immigrants could lose out on care

June 24, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

Just a year after a prolonged political battle to retain their health care benefits, more than 20,000 of the state’s legal immigrants may lose them again. Immigration - United States - Health care - Politics - Health

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Legal 500 Recommends Seyfarth Shaw as a Leading U.S. Law Firm

June 14, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

“If I were to rank all firms, Seyfarth Shaw would be at the top.” Chicago, IL (June 14, 2010)—Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, is recommended as one of the foremost law firms in the United States in multiple practice areas in the 2010 edition of Legal 500 United States , an independent guide to America’s leading law firms.

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US warns of legal action if Swiss renege on tax-evasion deal

June 8, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

The United States warned Switzerland Tuesday of legal action if it reneges on a deal allowing UBS bank to provide the names of thousands of account holders allegedly dodging American taxes.

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US plans manned ‘drones’ to avoid legal ramifications

June 6, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

WASHINGTON, June 6: The United States is increasingly relying on a new, manned spy plane to deal with possible legal ramifications of the indiscriminate use of unmanned drones in the war against militants, the US media reported on Sunday.

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For some, journey to legal status starts with marriage

May 29, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Miguel Sotelo’s journey to legal status in the United States began in a Lancaster jail. That’s where the undocumented immigrant married his wife, who is in the U.S.

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Supreme Court Denies Case on Legal Work Papers

May 24, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

The Supreme Court this morning denied review in Textron v. United States, a closely watched case testing the privacy of legal work papers. The Court’s denial of review leaves in place a lower court decision that challengers said would threaten the relationship and candor between lawyers and clients

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Senate Dems to give federal commission say over legal immigrant workers

May 23, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

Democrats crafting an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws are bringing a new approach to a long-stalled debate: giving a federal commission some power over the future flow of legal foreign workers. United States - Foreign worker - Law - Senate - Government

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