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| Hit Hard By Economy, Some Law Firms Borrow Big Bucks | Reluctant to ask partners to contribute more money, a "very undercapitalized" legal sector increased bank borrowing significantly during the economic downturn of the past 18 months or so, a consultant tells the London Times. A number of well-known firms based in the United Kingdom increased their borrowing by 40 percent during 2008-2009, according to statistics compiled by the Grant Thornton accounting firm. However, some major London-based law partnerships still don't have any debt at all, the newspaper notes. Those with the most debt include mega-firms Clifford Chance, with a little under $150 million and DLA Piper, with some $134 million.… |
| ABA Weighs in on Law School’s Side in Case Over Christian Student Group | The American Bar Association filed an amicus curiae brief (PDF) with the U.S. Supreme Court late yesterday in a case that puts two cherished values at odds. On the one hand, the University of California's Hastings College of the Law, like the ABA, has a policy against discrimination. On the other, it recognizes, like the ABA, that students have First Amendment rights which should not be unduly suppressed. Applying these values in a situation in which a Christian student group that excluded homosexuals and nonbelievers from participation sought funding from Hastings, the public law school correctly struck a sound and… |
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| | Europe rights court rules Croatia schools discriminated against Roma | [JURIST] The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] ruled [judgment; press release] Tuesday that the practice of segregating Roma [JURIST news archive] minority primary school students in Croatia from other pupils is discriminatory. The court declared the |
| Afghanistan confirms enactment of war crimes pardon law | [JURIST] The Afghanistan Office of the President [official website] openly confirmed for the first time on Tuesday that the government has enacted a law providing a blanket pardon for all war crimes and human rights violations occurring before December 2001. Spokesperson Waheed Omar said that the |
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