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Protecting Client Files in the Digital Age and Grabbing and Leaving

David
March 22, 2012 14:12

The allegation is that before he left a former partner used Dropbox and thumbdrives to take copies of 70,000 client files. While understandably the firm is suing him, should the clients be concerned at the apparent ease with which this...The allegation is that before he left a former partner used...

Panel Examines Obama Administration National Security Policy

March 22, 2012 14:09

Congress, not the courts, needs to play a more active role in shaping national security law, a former top U.S. Justice Department official said during a panel discussion about the Obama administration's authority to combat terrorism. Participating on a Federalist...Congress, not the courts, needs...

Comer v. Murphy II: Case Dismissed

March 22, 2012 11:59

On Monday, a federal district judge in Mississippi dismissed a climate change suit over Hurricane Katrina-related property damage, holding the connection between any individual's conduct and weather-related harm was too tenuous to support a tort judgment. The opinion is here:...

Fifth Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Farmers Branch Immigration Enforcement Law

Bill O. Hing
March 22, 2012 11:52

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Farmers Branch, Texas ordinance banning undocumented immigrants from renting in the city. The decision affirmed a lower court ruling that the power to...

US v. John Emerson Tuma - Jury Verdict - Follow-up

Walter James
March 21, 2012 22:41

The sentencing is scheduled for July 25, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. More later. As always, feel free to contact me at walter.james@jamespllc.com. WDJiiiThe sentencing is scheduled for July 25, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. More later. As always, feel free to contact me at walter.james@jamespllc.com. WDJiii