Headlines • D.C. Circuit Nominations a Defining Moment for Obama • Obama's Nominees Are Widely Respected Within the Bar • Multimillion-Dollar Donations for Three Law Schools • Monsanto Sued Over Genetically Modified Wheat • Bias Claim Revived for Ford Employee Trapped in Gaza • THE 2013 APPELLATE HOT LIST • Judicial Selection Reform: All Over the Map • Clarence Thomas and Affirmative Action • The U.S. Government is Here to Help...Fight Corruption? • Law School Applications Are Up (But Down) President Obama used the announcement of three nominations to a key appeals court Tuesday to strike a new, more aggressive tone. The move ultimately could determine the size of the imprint his presidency leaves on the nation's courts. Read More » There was little concern Tuesday about the qualifications of President Obama's nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Read More » UCLA, Minnesota, and Harvard benefit from financial gifts. Read More » A Kansas wheat farmer has sued Monsanto Co. alleging gross negligence after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that the company's genetically modified wheat had escaped containment and been found growing in a field in Oregon. Read More » A federal appeals court has revived a former employee's age and national-origin discrimination claim that Ford Motor Co. fired him because he was trapped behind a closed border in Gaza and couldn't return from a leave of absence on time. Read More » This year's U.S. Supreme Court term lacks the high-stakes drama of last year's row over the Affordable Care Act, which seemed to attract briefs from every appellate shop around. There's still plenty to get excited about, however, as demonstrated by the cases we highlight in our annual Appellate Hot List. Read More » States are unlikely to reach consensus, so they should aim to reduce role of money, regardless of selection method. Read More » As the Supreme Court justices deliberate on the Fisher case, they might consider the critical ways in which Justice Thomas offers an example of affirmative action working in the right way. Read More » When companies discuss U.S. government international anticorruption initiatives, they voice considerable suspicion. And while their skepticism is understandable, it may also be misplaced. Read More » Latest news about the law school market. Plus, a report on the report about law faculty diversity. Read More » |
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