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Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
And yet, our criminal justice system has failed on every count: public safety, fairness and cost-effectiveness. Across the country, the criminal justice reform conversation is heating up. Each week, we feature our some of the most exciting and relevant
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:42P

Wiley Rein LLP | Michael Toner Discusses the Implications of the John Edwards
Wiley Rein Election Law & Government Ethics Practice co-chair Michael Toner was a guest on MSNBC's “The Daily Rundown” hosted by Chuck Todd to comment on the criminal trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards, who is accused of breaking
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:42P

Wiley Rein LLP | Michael Toner Discusses the Implications of the John Edwards
Wiley Rein Election Law & Government Ethics Practice co-chair Michael Toner was a guest on MSNBC's “The Daily Rundown” hosted by Chuck Todd to comment on the criminal trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards, who is accused of breaking
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:42P

Criminal Background Checks Policy Update Forces Employers To Give Fair Shot To
More than ever employers are using a criminal record as a criteria to disqualify prospective applicants. Some 90 percent of employers conduct criminal background checks, up from 51 percent in 1996, according to the National Employment Law Project.
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:25P

We Don't Have Any Summer Associates, Dewey? (And additional info about a
additional information about a possible criminal probe into the Dewey situation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance. (We briefly considered the headlines “Dewey Have Any Lube for this Probe?” or “Dewey Know Any Good Criminal Defense Lawyers?
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:13P

Hate Crimes Against Sikhs Go Untracked, Lawmakers Say
Citing rising violence against Sikh-Americans, more than 90 US Congressmembers have signed a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking the agency to begin tracking hate crimes against the group. "The more information our law enforcement
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:03P

Hate Crimes Against Sikhs Go Untracked, Lawmakers Say
Citing rising violence against Sikh-Americans, more than 90 US Congressmembers have signed a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking the agency to begin tracking hate crimes against the group. "The more information our law enforcement
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:03P

One partner ousted, law firm remains open despite suit
The high-profile Doylestown law firm formerly known as Webster, Mellon & Shelly will remain open and "has never been stronger," its founders said Friday. The company is now called Mellon Webster, PC, following an unusual lawsuit this week that exposed
Updated: 04/27/2012 03:52P

Dewey & Leboeuf Said to Be Subject of Criminal Probe in New York
April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Dewey & Leboeuf LLP, the New York- based law firm fighting to stay alive after more than 70 partners departed, is the subject of a criminal investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. into whether managers
Updated: 04/27/2012 03:44P

Crime victims don't need court's nod to appeal: HC
MUMBAI: Striking a blow for the rights of victims of crime, the Bombay high court has ruled that such victims or their legal heirs do not require permission from court to file an appeal in order to challenge a trial court verdict.
Updated: 04/27/2012 03:43P