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City Of Ferguson Hit With $1.7 Million Settlement For Municipal Court Abuses
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A St. Louis County Circuit judge has given preliminary approval to a nearly $1.7 million settlement on a class-action lawsuit
Department of Justice Uses Travel Act to Prosecute Health Care Fraud
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In April 2019, a federal jury found seven defendants associated with the Forest Park Medical Center (FPMC) in Dallas, Texas guilty on charges of conspiring to pay or receive health care bribes.
Keep Learning While Your Case Is in Limbo: Seven Ways to Use the Pause
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One after another, like dominos, court systems are shutting down or moving to drastic restrictions. In the process, court dates are being pulled and cases are moving into limbo.
INSIGHT: New DoD Cybersecurity Certification Holds Key to Contracts
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New Department of Defense cybersecurity certification will represent contractors’ ticket to get into the game, Baker Donelson attorneys write. Without that ticket, contractors will not have a chance to compete for and win DoD contracts.
Lawyer Says Carr Issue ‘Out Of Control’
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Amid investigations, litigation and public scrutiny over allegedly exorbitant executive compensation at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Tiffany Carr, the woman at the center of the maelstrom, has remained almost silent.
DoD Wants to ‘Reconsider Certain Aspects’ of Decision to Award Microsoft $10B JEDI Contract
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New court filings reveal that the Department of Defense wants to ‘reconsider certain aspects’ of its decision to award Microsoft with the coveted $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.
The Rise of Disruptionware and High-Impact Ransomware Attacks
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The FBI’s PSA serves as a warning to businesses that they should have a plan in place to respond efficiently and appropriately in the event of high impact ransomware and disruptionware attacks.
Trump’s lawyers began the impeachment trial with a blizzard of lies
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Members of President Donald Trump’s legal team wasted no time telling a number of lies before things really got going.
Starr, Dershowitz, Ray: Trump Leans on High-Wattage Lawyers for Impeachment
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Ken Starr, a Fox news commentator whose special counsel investigations led to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, has been added to the team.
Impeachment Puts Pause on Trump’s Reshaping of Courts
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Kamala Harris had called on Senate Republicans to hold up their judicial confirmation pipeline during Trump’s impeachment trial.
NYC Bar Urges Congressional Inquiry Into AG Barr’s Conduct
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The letter to the leaders highlighted four public statements the AG made that the association found troubling.
Justice Department Says Virginia Action Would Come Too Late to Ratify ERA
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The ERA Coalition said it “strongly disagrees” with the DOJ’s memo.
The Biggest Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2020
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The Supreme Court will hear a slate of highly charged disputes when the justices return to the bench in the new year and resume one of the most politically volatile terms in recent memory.
Ex-GC Sues Faraday & Future; Was Poached From Mayer Brown
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Hong Liu claims that the electric car startup lured him away from a Mayer Brown LLP partnership by fraudulently overstating its prospects.
Financial Tug-Of-War Emerges Over California Fire Victims’ Settlement
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The settlement leaves open just how much would be used to compensate victims, their lawyers and federal and state agencies for the money they spent on rescue and recovery operations.
Kentucky AG Asks FBI to Investigate Ex-Gov. Matt Bevin’s Pardons
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Attorney General Daniel Cameron cited concern for public safety in a letter he wrote to state legislators who had asked him to launch a state investigation into the pardons.
Impeachment Maelstrom Pulls Chief Justice Into Politics He Shuns
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Chief Justice John Roberts could use some disputes as an opportunity to try to give the proceedings an aura of fairness.
Divided Virginia Federal Court Hears Trump Emoluments Case
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The hearing marks the first time that a full appellate court has considered the emoluments or anticorruption clauses of the Constitution.
Dueling Counsel Will Take Focus at Next Impeachment Hearing
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Attorneys for both the Democratic and Republican parties will have a chance during the hearing Monday to give written statements explaining the scope of evidence they wish to put forward.
How John Roberts Might Oversee a Senate Impeachment Trial
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CNN takes a look back at how Chief Justice William Rehnquist captured unprecedented attention as he presided over the Senate trial of a president.
