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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines April 23, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, April 23, 2008.

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FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Giuliani's next campaign: appellate limelight
"Rudy Giuliani, having cast off his presidential ambitions for the moment, is targeting a new goal: creating a name for his law firm, Bracewell & Giuliani, in the appellate practice area. In addition to hiring appellate litigators J. Brett Busby and Jeffrey Oldham in Houston last month, the firm will draw on the promotional strength of Giuliani in New York".

FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Time ticking for Bush's judicial picks
"Republican senators are anxious about 28 judicial nominees awaiting confirmation, the 46 total vacancies and the dwindling time left in President Bush's term to get more of his candidates on the federal bench. Of the nominations awaiting approval by the Senate, 10 are appellate court nominees and 18 are trial court selections."

WEB-ONLY  |  Dangerous levels of mold confirmed in Miami courthouse
"A long-awaited scientific study of mold conditions at Miami's oldest federal courthouse show that dangerous levels of several types of mold are present throughout the courthouse. The findings strengthen the plaintiffs' lawsuit over the mold conditions brought by the children of a magistrate judge who died of a mysterious respiratory illness last year."

WEB-ONLY  |  Chamber survey on state 'legal climates' draws flak from plaintiffs' attorneys
"A new U.S. Chamber of Commerce report on tort liability perceptions has ranked Delaware as having the best legal climate and West Virginia as the worst, but a major lawyers' group quickly dismissed the findings, calling the report's rankings "phony" and saying its purpose is to serve the extreme corporate agenda."

WEB-ONLY  |  U.S. Sentencing Commission creates new victims' advisory group
"The U.S. Sentencing Commission has created a new standing advisory group to provide insight and advice on the operation of the federal sentencing guidelines from the perspective of victims of federal crime. The initial group will be composed of six members representing the spectrum of interest groups and organizations interested in victims' issues at the federal level."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on April 23, 2008 (boomark / email).