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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update March 5, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, March 5, 2010.

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Big Law Defends Guantanamo Lawyers

"The intensifying flap over Justice Department lawyers who have advocated for Guantanamo Bay detainees is spilling over to Big Law, where some firm leaders are fighting back against the criticism."

 

Message from Malta: Kmiec Comments on Chicago Gun Case

"The dramatic oral argument on Tuesday in the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago is still generating aftershocks and commentary. The reason? The Supreme Court's surprisingly negative reaction to arguments for a new way of applying the Second Amendment right to bear arms to the states -- namely, the privileges or immunities clause, rather than the due process clause, of the Fourteenth Amendment."

 

HIV Misdiagnosis Spurs D.C. Court of Appeals to Reconsider Emotional Damages Rule

"The D.C. Court of Appeals has granted an en banc hearing in the case of a man who is seeking the right to sue for emotional damages after he was misdiagnosed with HIV."

 

FTC Gets Full Bench With Consumer, IP Lawyers

"The Senate this week gave the Federal Trade Commission a full complement of commissioners with the confirmation of Julie Brill, a veteran consumer protection attorney, and Edith Ramirez, an intellectual property litigator."

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