In a letter to the Speaker of the House, Attorney General Eric Holder has informed Congress that on his advice President Obama has ordered the Department of Justice not to defend…
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) announced today it has filed complaints with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, requesting investigations of nine prominent law…
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, February 17, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… Lincoln Fabrics will pay $4 million dollars to settle a lawsuit with the U.S.…
Uncle Sam wants you! The Justice Department has proposed hiring at least fifty new lawyers to bolster its civil rights division. Attorney General Eric Holder is planning to reshape the…
Lamb McErlane has hired a three member group away from McCracken Walker & Rhoads. David MacMain was chair of McCracken’s government liability & civil rights defense group, and was vice…
The law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has announced the selection of 28 Skadden Fellows for the class of 2009, bringing to 564 the number of law…
Atlanta-based labor law firm Fisher & Phillips has elected Charlotte attorney James Michael Honeycutt to the partnership. Honeycutt’s focuses his practice on labor & employment law on behalf of employers,…
There seems to be a fracas in the making at the University of Michigan Law School, ignited by the controversy over California’s Proposition 8. Proposition 8 was a California ballot…
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