The Federal Lawyer (2018)

With debts rising faster than new graduates’ starting salaries, a student debt crisis has the potential to haunt the nation much in the way the mortgage crisis did 10 years ago.

As the gavel crashes onto its block, a solemn statement issued by the judge: “May God have mercy upon your soul.” The clinking of handcuffs, familiar uniform, and scuffled walk to a jail cell await.

The proxy fight was one the most dramatic of corporate battles. Consider Robert Young, who believed that the New York Central railroad could be better run and more highly valued.

The SDNY Chapter warmly welcomes you to the Big Apple this September, where, for the first time in its 90-year history, the FBA will hold its Annual Meeting and Convention.

Many an experienced neutral with an otherwise stellar record of resolving complex disputes has found multi-party environmental cases to pose particularly thorny challenges.

Signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) fundamentally altered the regulation of health insurance in the United States.

The provision of criminal justice services in Indian Country is a key aspect of tribal sovereignty. These services, which may include policing, investigations, courts, corrections, sex offender registration, and probation/parole, are vital to the safety, vitality, and economic security of all communities.

For many years, states have protected individuals and groups who were being persecuted and whose rights were being violated. Today’s legislative body for the protection of human rights, though, is largely the product of the second half of the 20th century.

In today’s world of instant communication, courts face great pressure to preserve the sanctity of our jury system.