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Free With Registration: Immigration Law

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

By Michael D. Patrick

"Michael D. Patrick, a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, writes: Among the things that President Barack Obama did in his first 100 days, perhaps the most startling is his declaration that he plans to take on comprehensive immigration reform this year. As the discussion gears up in the administration and Congress, one of the specific immigration bills that has been introduced is the DREAM Act, legislation that would provide relief to the estimated two million undocumented children in the U.S., brought or sent here unlawfully through no fault of their own. Though many aspects of the overall immigration debate are hotly contested, including issues like border security, job protectionism, and whom we should let in, most agree that the plight of these two million undocumented youth should trump all others."

Antitrust Trade and Practice

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

By Neal R. Stoll and Shepard Goldfein

"Neal R. Stoll and Shepard Goldfein, partners at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, write that a recent federal district court decision may have opened the door for a wave of strategic lawsuits brought by businesses against their competitors that will ultimately harm competition."

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Electronic Communications During Jury Deliberations

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

By Ken Strutin

"Ken Strutin, director of legal information services at the New York State Defenders Association, writes that sharing the minutest details of our lives through mobile telecommunications has become second nature in the Information Age. And it has posed new challenges to the administration of the jury trial, he says, forcing a shift in the scrutiny of jury behavior from the visible world to the digital."