 | Making Sausage
Andy Pincus quoted on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and other ideas for consumer protections. Read >>
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| A Mayer Brown lawyer's busy day
Jeff Sarles quoted on arguing two Federal Circuit cases on the same day. Read >>
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| High Court Justices to Take Up Lawyer Ethics, Errors
Article mentions Jeff Sarles’ work on Pottawattamie v. McGhee, a case to be argued before the Supreme Court in which two Iowa prosecutors, who fabricated evidence and used it in the murder trial of two men, seek immunity from a civil rights damages suit by the wrongfully convicted men. Read >>
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| Corporate Disputes Dominate the Docket as a New Justice Joins the Court
Andy Pincus quoted on the Conrad Black case to be argued before the Supreme Court, saying the case could tap into the Court's growing concern over the "huge amounts of unreviewable discretion" given to prosecutors. Read >>
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| Preview of major business cases in Supreme Court’s 2009-2010 term
Andy Pincus participated in a briefing at the US Chamber of Commerce that highlighted some of the most critical decisions looming in the Supreme Court for the business community. Read >>
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| The cert pool: Sotomayor joins it, lawyers attack it
Andy Pincus quoted on the Supreme Court cert pool. Read >>
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| The Arguments Against Section 48
Mayer Brown partner Andrew Tauber weighs in on one of the most important free-speech Supreme Court cases in years in this editorial in the online version of the Art Newspaper. Read >>
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 | Tip of the Month, August 2009 - Managing Discovery Risks Using Federal Rule of Evidence 502
Scenario: A series of privileged communications between in-house counsel and the board of directors was unintentionally produced to the opposing side during the pre-deposition discovery period in a federal action. During the deposition of one of the board members, the opposing side submits the set of privileged documents as an exhibit. There is no agreement or court order on file in the case dealing with the inadvertent production of privileged documents. Read >>
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| Guest perspective: Sotomayor stumped only once
Review of Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings by Andy Pincus. Read >>
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 | Turning the tables
Jeff Sarles quoted on prosecutorial immunity. Read >>
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| Marketplace
Lauren Goldman interviewed on National Public Radio's Marketplace discussing Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings. Read >>
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| Sotomayor may get hardball questions from her own party
Andy Pincus quoted on Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, saying pre-hearing speculation has focused on the tough questioning that will come from Republicans on a variety of hot-button issues. Read >>
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| ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter hosts its Sixth Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
On July 9, 2009, an over-capacity crowd of more than 200 attorneys, lawyers, law students and judges attended the Chicago Lawyer Chapter's "Sixth Annual Supreme Court Term in Review." Read >>
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| Panel examines recent decisions & Sotomayor nomination
Dan Himmelfarb discusses the Supreme Court’s recent key rulings, relationship with Congress and the regulatory agencies, and the impact of rulings on confirmation hearings for Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor in a Washington Legal Foundation panel. Read >>
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| Andrew Pincus quoted on Ricci decision
Andy Pincus was quoted in several outlets on the Supreme Court decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, which declared that white firefighters from New Haven, CT suffered unfair discrimination because of their race. Read >>
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| Dan Himmelfarb to Speak At WLF Supreme Court Term Review
The Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) will hold a media briefing on Tuesday, June 30 at 8:30 a.m. at its M.J. Murdock Center for Free Enterprise in Washington, D.C. The speakers, including Mayer Brown Partner Dan Himmelfarb, will assess rulings that affect the free enterprise system and other key developments from the term. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Again Stands Atop Appellate Rankings in Both Chambers USA and Legal 500 US
June 16, 2009 - Chambers USA and Legal 500 US have again recognized our Supreme Court & Appellate group's preeminence in the field: for the third year in a row, both Chambers USA and Legal 500 US rank us as a top tier practice, with Chambers noting that our ''heavyweight appellate team…is widely regarded as one of the best in the USA.'' Read >>
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| Tonnage clause day at the Supreme Court
Mayer Brown successfully represented Polar Tankers in a case before the Supreme Court, which sustained a challenge to a property tax imposed on oil tankers by the City of Valdez, Alaska. The Court held, by a vote of 7-2, that the tax violated the federal Constitution's Tonnage Clause. Read >>
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| Divining the future of appellate law
Michele Odorizzi quoted in article discussing appellate law. Read >>
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| Chambers USA ranks 124 Mayer Brown lawyers; practices ranked in 55 national and state categories
Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that 124 of its attorneys are ranked in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, including 32 who achieved top-band ranking or higher in 26 national and/or state categories. Read >>
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