Partisan disagreement across the country has produced congressional polarization and political stalemates or one-party rule in many statehouses. Yet one facet of this polarization long ignored but becoming increasingly obvious is how this partisan disagreement is impacting the courts and ...

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By the time you read this, the bar exam will be over, and another class of graduates is lying in a puddle somewhere, shivering. Yes, it’s over. But what are they going to do now? More importantly for those who ...

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What do glitter, unpainted wooden hearts, colored Popsicle sticks and lawyers have in common? No, this isn’t a tired lawyer joke that pokes fun at the legions of attorneys dedicated to helping their clients navigate the rules and regulations of ...

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“Churchill wrote his own speeches. When a leader does that, he becomes emotionally invested with his utterances … If Churchill had had a speech writer in 1940, Britain would be speaking German today.”  Former presidential speechwriter James C. Hume You’re ...

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Anyone who has attempted to generate a culture of continuous improvement will tell you: It’s really, really hard. It’s so hard, in fact, 97 percent of companies that attempt to instill such a culture give up within three years.Why so ...

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Medicaid federal policy guidance documents are available on the Medicaid.gov website. These documents come in several forms, including “letters to State Medicaid Directors, letters to State Health Officials (often regarding CHIP policy or financing issues), Informational Bulletins, and Frequently Asked ...

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I was out sailing a few weeks ago and got to thinking about those early sailors, the ones who looked upon the ocean and decided to find out if there was something on the other side or if they’d just ...

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Two top goals of nonprofits are to generate awareness of their mission and raise money to realize the mission. Special events are a great way to accomplish both. Great events take a lot of planning, financial investment and hard work. ...

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Which matters more: a law school’s prestige or its scholarship offerings? To law students, attending a top-tier school is still top priority, according to a new Kaplan survey of 637 students who took the LSAT in June. About 40 percent ...

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Forty years ago this week, Richard M. Nixon became the only person ever to resign as president of the United States. He did so largely because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision in United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. ...

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An unfortunate side effect of the improved economy and rise in work has been a noted increase in fatality and injury rates in the construction industry, according to David Michaels with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. As a result, ...

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“Tom, we’ve got mediation in 10 days. What are the chances you can get this one wrapped up? My CEO is on me about the $250,000 in defense costs and the lack of progress he thinks we’ve made. When I ...

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