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Mueller’s New Charges Scar Skadden

TODAY'S TOP STORIES Mueller’s New Charges Scar Skadden Alex Van der Zwaan, who worked in Skadden's London office, is the first lawyer charged in Mueller's investigation, and...  READ MORE » Boies-Led Coalition Challenges "Winner-Take-All" Method of Electoral College The lawsuits—filed in two Democratic-leaning states and two traditionally Republican states—claim the winner-take-all...  READ MORE » Inside the Morgan Lewis Investigation of Alleged Misconduct at NPR Morgan Lewis partner Grace Speights in Washington, head of the firm's labor and employment group, led the team with...  READ MORE » Justices Embrace Narrow View of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowed the scope of whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Act, ruling...  READ MORE » What's Working to Increase Diversity Among Associates, Partners? Midsize Firms Share Their Secrets There are some midsize firms that have...

Trump Picks Judges 'He Can Relate To,' McGahn Tells CPAC

TODAY'S TOP STORIES Trump Picks Judges 'He Can Relate To,' McGahn Tells CPAC McGahn spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday.  READ MORE » Global Injunctions Are 'Disturbing', DOJ Tells Justices in New Travel-Ban Brief The Justice Department argues in the Supreme Court: "The president's proclamation and the executive orders that preceded...  READ MORE » 'The SEC Has a Big Problem Now' After Broad Whistleblower Protections Curbed “They've been encouraging people to report internally. Now they have to think twice about that because they're...  READ MORE » Ruling Opening Door to RICO Claims Against GM Could Drive Other Emissions Cases A federal judge has refused to dismiss racketeering claims in a case over GM's diesel trucks, potentially bolstering...  READ MORE » Mueller’s New Charges Scar Skadden Alex Van der Zwaan, who worked in Skadden's London office, is the first lawyer cha...

Read the New 32-Count Indictment Against Manafort, Gates

  Read the New 32-Count Indictment Against Manafort, Gates The superseding indictment came from a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, separate from the Washington, D.C., grand jury that indicted the two men in Washington, D.C.last year.  READ MORE »

CC News Letter 22 Feb - Is Earth the Largest Garbage Dump in the Universe?

Dear Friend, In an  article published in New York Times, Matt Ridley (a scientist) argues that the idea of a nuclear winter following a nuclear war or exchange of bombs was propaganda put out by the Soviets during the Cold War in the 80’s to frighten the West.   Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don’t know. But it’s a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held Among the many strange developments in our country is a resurgence of hostility against poor Urdu, which is wrongfully alleged to be the language of Muslims. And since Muslims are people non-grata their language is language non-grata. No matter that it has nothing to do with Muslims in the first place. It is seen as that and so it must become unseen Also more stories from around the world.  If you don't mind, and if you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on...

Gabby Giffords SUES Trump (!!)

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WOW: Gabby Giffords’ gun safety group is SUING the Trump Administration Trump is doing the Gun Lobby’s bidding.  So Gabby Giffords is SUING Trump to EXPOSE his ties to the NRA! YES! SIGN YOUR NAME:  Stand with Gabby Giffords and EXPOSE Trump >> SIGN YOUR NAME >> Gabby Giffords is launching an effort to EXPOSE Trump’s ties to the NRA: She’s leading a lawsuit against Trump to shed light on the money the NRA has spent to BUY OFF Trump. We want to show that THOUSANDS of Democrats are standing with her! Frank:  Sign your name now to stand with Gabby Giffords >> Gabby Giffords has been a champion for smarter gun laws. She’s faced tragedy before. She knows how important it is to have a government that will work to prevent gun violence. But Trump is in the pockets of the Gun Lobby. And together, they’ll PREVENT common-sense gun laws from EVER passing. Lives are on the line. So we can’t stand idly by. Sig...