The National Law Journal 1996 David E. Rovella - Abstracts

The National Law Journal 1996 David E. Rovella
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$29B - for billion - verdict; the case involves the CIA, the Marcoses and the theft of buried treasure.LawDavid E. Rovella, Margaret Cronin Fisk
Abortion pill triggers change in legal tactics; a leading anti-abortionist concedes that trying to battle such operations is futile. (RU-486 pill)LawDavid E. Rovella
Are May-September suits only ones that will fly? Supreme Court to hear arguments that an older employee can't go to trial when he's replaced by another 'old-timer.'LawDavid E. Rovella
Can the bar fill the LSC's shoes? Law firms find meeting the ABA pro bono goal for billable hours is tough.LawDavid E. Rovella
Circuit ruling challenges 'Bakke,' threatens law school diversity.LawDavid E. Rovella
Firms go up a down escalator: Connecticut's big firms are case studies in how to flourish in a recession.LawDavid E. Rovella
Gulf vets seek counsel to probe Pentagon officials; chemical exposure inquiry could spur more lawsuits.LawDavid E. Rovella
Harassment cases create school daze; judges, jury fail to clarify murky law in Title IX sexual harassment cases.LawDavid E. Rovella
Hasidic N.Y. enclave shaken by lurid case; domestic violence triggers debate over the divorce laws of Orthodox Judaism.LawDavid E. Rovella
Judge oks 'violence' act, the commerce clause is invoked to sustain the Violence Against Women Act.LawDavid E. Rovella
Judge Sarokin decries criticism of bench, quits; 3d Circuit judge says some are seeking to 'Willie Hortonize' the courts. (H. Lee Sarokin)LawDavid E. Rovella
Looking for death, or just a death jury? Delaware AG's decision triggers debate over prosecutorial discretion. (death penalty to be sought in trial of two college students accused of murder of their newborn infant)LawDavid E. Rovella
Sex-abuse charge in custody fights perplexes courts; new NOW curriculum gives judges guidance, but fathers' groups are wary.LawDavid E. Rovella
States fight historic battle for Ellis Island; original jurisdiction invoked as New Jersey seeks a chunk of the immigration landmark.LawDavid E. Rovella
Survey ranks scholarship output as critics say aim is too narrow. (Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law's survey ranking law professors by how often they publish)LawDavid E. Rovella, Ken Myers
Texas-style nuclear brawl gives one city big prize; Austin loses legal gamble while San Antonio takes big bucks in utility lawsuit.LawDavid E. Rovella
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