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Associate Bonus Watch: Firm Beats Cravath Scale For All Associates • Litigators Celebrate Their Cravath-Scale Bonuses • Kasowitz Does Right By Its Associates • Litigation Boutiques Match, Exceed Cravath Scale Bonuses • Which Extremely Prestigious Biglaw Firms Haven’t Announced Bonuses?
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A dozen gift suggestions for lawyers (gallery)
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In-house counsel compensation sees steady growth for fifth year in a row
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Why You Didn’t Get A Job: A Tenure-Track Candidate Rejection Form
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'Mr. Social Security,' an Ex-Chadbourne Client, Apprehended in Honduras
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Delegate Or Just Get Out Of Your Own Way
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Not All Clients Are Alike
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iPhone charging tips
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Above The Law’s 9th Annual Holiday Card Contest
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Almost half of law students want trigger warnings before being taught ‘hard subjects’ like r---
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How to Get the Dirt from a Reference Check
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Eversheds Sutherland elects first female chair of UK business • Eversheds Sutherland appoints Pamela Thompson as chair
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UnitedLex to Support Bulk of DXC Technology's In-House Department - Largest process outsourcing deal over a five-year period in history
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Lawyers Are Getting Their Clients’ Sentences Reduced By Showing Judges Short Documentaries • No Jail Time: The Movie
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Slater & Gordon Limited shareholders vote for mercy
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Women In Biglaw Should Be Pleased That Partners Aren’t Showing Them Their Members • Rep. John Conyers says he will step down following harassment allegations • Endorses son as replacement • Netflix has fired 'The Ranch' star Danny Masterson after multiple accusations of assault against him • Top Gossip Editor Rocked By Harassment Allegations • NYC Ballet Investigates Claim Against Chairman • Scandals Blowing Up on Broadway • National Enquirer editor accused of harassment • Trump Asks Judge to Dismiss Accuser’s Defamation Case • In Court, Trump's Attorney Claims Accuser Summer Zervos Was Tool to Elect Clinton • After showdown between John Oliver and Dustin Hoffman, Hollywood has no ‘safe space’ from hard conversations about sexual harassment
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Robert Mueller's investigation has cost over $3 million in its first four and a half months • The $6.7M Tab for Mueller's Russia Investigation Will Grow • Robert Mueller Subpoenas The Michael Flynn Of International Banks • Mueller May Be Crossing Trump’s Red Line • Republicans turn on Flynn after Mueller deal • Robert Mueller is following the money, and that may put Trump in serious danger • Trump's Lawyer Is Wrong About Obstruction (But Not Crazy) • Does Dershowitz's defense of Trump's authority hold up? • Yes, the President Can Obstruct Justice • White House: Trump fired Flynn for lying to Pence • Prosecutors Less Than Impressed With Paul Manafort’s ‘Letters From A Posh House Arrest’ • 2 of the 3 major panels investigating Trump and Russia have turned into a total mess • Nunes Ramps Up Threats Against DOJ
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Border Patrol Agents Being Attacked More Under Trump
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Dozens of House Republicans are demanding a permanent DACA fix by the end of the year
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What Is and Isn't in the New Travel Ban • Emails Show The Support Sally Yates Got From Within DOJ For Her Stand Against Trump's Travel Ban • Trump Travel Ban, Back in Action, Faces More Court Showdowns
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Should Parents Go To Jail For Refusing To Vaccinate?
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Texas Law Hawk Reminds You To Make It A (Right To Remain) Silent Night
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From Holiday Banta to Debra Smilley-Weiner: The lawyers with the funniest names
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Man Hides From Police In Ceiling Before Falling In Front Of Officer
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Fugitive lawyer who pleaded guilty in $550M disability fraud scheme is captured in Honduras
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Judges:

Judge Probably Shouldn’t Have Tampered With Those Witnesses In That Corruption Trial
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Judge who allowed law clerk to rule on traffic cases is forced to retire after Alzheimer’s diagnosis
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Argument preview: Wedding cakes v. religious beliefs? • Justices Sharply Divided in Wedding Cake Case • Live Coverage: Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Wedding Cake Case • Same-day silence from the Supreme Court on the wedding - cake case • Kennedy Wrestles With Wedding Cake Case at Supreme Court • Supreme Court To Decide Whether Faith Is Between You And God, Or You And Government • US justices pose tough questions about baker's refusal to make gay wedding cake • A Supreme Court Clash Between Artistry And The Rights Of Gay Couples • The Supreme Court's 'gay cake' case matters to all Americans • Where Is Masterpiece Cakeshop? Colorado State Law Doesn't Let Businesses Discriminate Based On Sexual Orientation • Cake artist Jack Phillips deserves First Amendment protection • Despite What the Left Says, Masterpiece Cakeshop is About Much More than Gay Discrimination • Baker's case is not about the First Amendment • The Supreme Court wedding cake case isn't about cake at all • Kennedy torn between Christian baker, same-sex couple • Which Baby Will ‘Justice Hamlet’ Stab In Masterpiece Cake? • Supreme Court same-sex wedding cake case reflects split among American public • The Most Important Cake in America • Swing justice Kennedy lends support to both sides in case of gay couple denied a wedding cake • Kennedy and his new constitutional dilemma • Kennedy a Toss-Up in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case • The Only Sure Thing About Masterpiece Cakeshop Is Justice Kennedy’s Confusion • A “view” from the courtroom: Setting the table for a major ruling • Argument analysis: Conservative majority leaning toward ruling for Colorado baker • 'How Do You Draw a Line?' Key Moments From the Supreme Court's Wedding Cake Case
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Supreme Court: Texas Has Right to Deny Gay Spousal Benefits • Supreme Court Rejects Texas Case On Same-Sex Marriage Benefits
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Trump Admin: Bakers Can Advertise That They Discriminate Against Gay Couples
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Feds Want Ex-Judge's $36K Inheritance for Restitution
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Wall Street:

Tech stocks look poised to resume selloff as U.S. equity futures decline
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Global Stocks Slump as Risk-Off Stance Takes Hold
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US Stocks Close Lower Amid Broad-based Weakness
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U.S. stocks under pressure as tech rebound fizzles out
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The risks from a big stock or bond market drop ‘are high and rising,’ government watchdog says
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There’s overwhelming evidence that the U.S. stock market is heading for disaster
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Goldman: Don't sell yet, but time is running out on 'Goldilocks'
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Layoffs:

OK: Delta Cafe, Dixie Cafe locations set to close permanently this week
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Climate:

27,000 people flee their homes after ferocious winds whip up an explosive wildfire outside LA • Uncontrolled wildfires ripping through Southern California are destroying hundreds of homes and forcing thousands to evacuate • Wind-fueled Southern California wildfires ravage over 55,000 acres, likely to worsen
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Some FEMA workers may have to repay overtime money
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Personal Finance:

How much to tip everyone in your life for the holidays, from your landlord to the dog walker
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How to answer the interview question, 'Why are you leaving your current job?'
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These side hustles can pay $100,000 a year
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Retailing:

Amazon is raising prices at Whole Foods after its highly-publicized cuts
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Dollar stores are dominating retail by betting on the death of the American middle class
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Celebs:

Tori Spelling Shamed for Shopping at Target Because She's 'So Broke'
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Student Debt:

Student Loan Debt Is Now As Big as the U.S. Junk Market
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Amusement Parks:

Schlitterbahn struggling? S. Texas water park faces bankruptcy
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Tech:

In Face Of Millions Of Fake Comments, FCC Won't Delay Net Neutrality Vote
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Tax:

The EU has published its first 'blacklist' of tax havens — here are the named countries
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Cemeteries:

Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens faces involuntary bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:

Leandra English Prepares to Make Her Second Push for CFPB Leadership
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Banking:

Wells Fargo GC Allen Parker Helps Restore Integrity to Embattled Financial Giant
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Troubled Wells Fargo Updates its Code of Ethics
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Trump Dumps Plan to Prevent Banks From Seducing Regulators
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Education:

Moody's Downgrades Higher Education's Outlook
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Private Clubs:

Details of Walnut Capital's bid for bankrupt PAA revealed
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Economy:

ISM Non-Manufacturing Index decreased to 57.4% in November • U.S. businesses still growing rapidly even after tapping brakes in November, ISM finds
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Fed’s Evans floats idea of waiting until next summer to raise interest rates
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The 2018 Outlook for Major Central Banks
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Gallup: Confidence in the U.S. Economy Remains Relatively Strong
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The global manufacturing renaissance is missing some parts of the world
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US trade deficit soars on record imports from China • Trade Deficit at $48.7 Billion in October • Higher Oil Prices Widen U.S. Trade Deficit
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November Employment Revisions
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U.S. Leads in Workers Living 'Paycheck to Paycheck'
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New research suggests the Fed has no reason to keep raising interest rates, Kocherlakota says
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Trump pick for Fed chief wins overwhelming backing from Senate Banking Committee
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The sun is shining over the global economy
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Don’t benefit from estate-tax repeal? Sen. Chuck Grassley says you probably blew all your money on women, booze and movies • Booze, women or movies? What taxpayers are really spending their money on...
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Trumpism is no better than globalism, but Nobel economist Stiglitz offers a fix that works for all
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Here’s Where the GOP Tax Plan Stands Right Now • The fight over the Republican tax plan isn't over — here are the biggest differences between the House and Senate plans • These are the House lawmakers who will hammer out a final tax bill with senators • Trump says GOP tax plan is becoming 'more popular.' It is still deeply unpopular, polls say • GOP Tax Plan Not a Done Deal Yet • House GOP leaders slam a last-minute business tax addition to the Senate tax bill • Why the Alternative Minimum Tax Is Such a Problem for the GOP Tax Bill • The Tax Bill Provision That Has Cities Up In Arms • 6 provisions that show whether you'll win or lose under the Senate tax reform bill • Two new polls show unpopularity of GOP tax plan • Republicans just received 2 alarming reviews of their tax plan • Give the Republican tax cuts time, and investment and wages will rise • GOP tax-cut proponents promise 3-4% growth. This economic milestone shows that’s nearly impossible. • Tax Bill Likely To Yield Wave Of State Laws, Experts Say • No Wonder Millennials Hate Capitalism • What the Republican Tax Bill Means for Commuters, Renters, and Retirees • Ray Dalio Says End of the SALT Deduction Will Further Divide the Nation • House GOP exploring tax plan changes to help California, other high-tax states • Here's what Republican tax cuts could pay for • Orrin Hatch just made the Republican agenda startlingly clear
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Coal CEO: Senate tax plan 'wipes us out'
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From taxes to health care to NAFTA, President Trump has forgotten his 'forgotten people'
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Both parties are hypocrites about budget deficits • Conservative Republicans Raise Spending Warning After Cost of Tax Bill
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US Homeless Population Rises
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People feel better off in these 20 countries today versus 50 years ago (the U.S. is NOT one of them) • Americans Believe They're Worse Off Today
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Government Shutdown Watch: How Far Can the GOP Kick the Can? • GOP Leaders Push House Holdouts on Government Funding Deadline
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Get Ready to Work Longer Before You Can Retire
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Why early retirees should prepare for austerity
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Why baby boomers are divorcing at a stunning rate
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Budget deficits aren’t the economic threat you might think
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What's eating at workers' financial satisfaction
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Trump’s Military Buildup Would Cost an Extra $683 Billion Over 10 Years: CBO
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Canada to buy 18 used Australian F-18s after trade dispute sours deal for new planes from Boeing
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Construction Spending Increased in October
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Mexico: 50-50 Odds NAFTA Will End
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The Republican War on Economics
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The 50 best places to work in 2018, according to employees
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

CoreLogic: House Prices up 7.0% Year-over-year in October
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McCalla Raymer Snaps Up Another Foreclosure Firm as Consolidation Continues
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Survey: Many first-time home buyers lack basic knowledge about mortgages
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Cutting principal didn’t help struggling home owners — but here’s what did
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‘Spec’ boom: More Americans buying new homes that haven’t been started
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Woodbridge bankruptcy burns advisers and real estate investors • New Delaware Chapter 11 Filing – Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC.
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Schlitterbahn development auctioned for $9M
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Orlando's iSquare Mall developer battles foreclosures
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Municipalities:

The lawyers always win - Things Are So Bad in Puerto Rico the Island Canceled Its Bankruptcy Case in San Juan
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As Puerto Rico seeks to restructure its debt , 'Everything is on the table'
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Puerto Rico Warns Tax Bill Could Slash Revenue by One Third
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Puerto Rico's economic challenges
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This is how much Hurricane Maria has cost Puerto Rico
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GOP Power Play in Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico
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Playing Russian roulette – Guam style
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Whitefish Energy challenges contractor in Montana court over Puerto Rico storm recovery payments
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Chicago Issues AAA-Rated Debt Despite City's Junk-Rating
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Michigan panel OKs bills aimed at underfunded retiree plans • Senate panel approves controversial retirement reforms
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Michigan's emergency manager law is racist, lawsuit argues
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Producers Regain Their Sea Legs
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Don’t Expect Aggressive U.S. Shale Drilling • Is The EIA Overestimating The U.S. Shale Boom?
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Uresti says prosecutors withheld steamy texts that could help criminal case
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Electric trucks are coming faster than you ever imagined
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BMW Sees 50% Jump in EV Sales for 2018
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Travel:

Why you should only book early-morning flights
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Airlines Are Physically Restraining More Drunk and Unruly Passengers
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Autos:

Tesla stock downgraded to sell on signs Model 3 demand is starting to flag
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Solar:

Solar company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Marijuana:

No Bankruptcy Aid For Marijuana Businesses, Justice Department Officials Say
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Debt Collection:

Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance
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Politics:

Roy Moore spokesperson repeatedly uses CNN pregnant anchor's 'unborn child' as talking point in contentious interview about harassment accusations • Republican Sen. Jeff Flake writes check to Roy Moore’s Democratic opponent Doug Jones • Roy Moore Denies Knowing Accuser Debbie Wesson Gibson . . . Gibson Then Produces Note From Moore • The Republican Party Slinks Back to Roy Moore • Moore Spokesperson To Pregnant CNN Anchor: Jones Wants To Kill Your Unborn Baby • GOP leaders now backing Moore, despite allegations • How the Republican Party came back to Roy Moore • McConnell Says Moore Will Face Ethics Probe If He Wins Election • NYT’s Bret Stephens says he can never vote Republican again • Romney: Moore in Senate a Stain on the Nation • Steve Bannon rips Mitt Romney, GOP leaders in raucous Roy Moore rally in Alabama • Court records suggest Roy Moore dated his wife while she was still married to her first husband
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35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
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Mike Pence infuriated his fraternity brothers when he told his college dean where the kegs were • Mike Pence and Reince Priebus reportedly planned a coup to replace Trump after the 'Access Hollywood' tape
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Comey and Holder make unethical response to Trump
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Billionaire to Sue Trump Over National Monuments: Evil Can't Win • FactCheck: Trump and National Monuments
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Trump didn’t make the most retweeted list. Obama did 3 times
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Many of Trump's science nominees lack science degrees • The right's civil war over science goes to Tennessee
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The Loneliest Democrat in Trump Country
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Mulvaney Campaign Buddies: Payday Lenders
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (33 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1) • (2) •(3) •(4)• (5) •(6) •(7) •(8)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

November Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Up 12 Percent over Previous Year, Total Bankruptcy Filings Increase Slightly
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Cross-Border:

Aurelius Can’t ‘Weaponize’ Law in Global Debt Dispute, Judge Says • Key Oi shareholder asks judge to declare Aurelius "abusive" • U.S. Judge Chastises Aurelius in Oi Bankruptcy Battle
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Automatic Stay:

“But I Didn’t DO Anything – – Passive Conduct and the Automatic Stay
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Significant Changes to Bankruptcy Rule 3002 Effective December 1, 2017
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TBTF:

Bank Failure Could Still Spark Crisis, Treasury Researcher Says
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Mediators:

How, (i) Early Neutral Evaluation is Tricky, and (ii) Neutral Mediators Assist Parties in Evaluation
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Priorities:

The Secret Life of Priority: Corporate Reorganization after Jevic
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Travel:

Hawaiian Airlines' challenge: 'Basic economy' class that doesn't insult passengers
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Currency:

Winklevoss twins, 'Bitcoin Jesus' head the list of people getting very rich from the cryptocurrency • Famed trader Mark Fisher: Bitcoin is very similar to the silver run in the 1970s • In 2010, Someone Bought A Pizza For 10,000 Bitcoins - Today Those Coins Would Be Worth $100 Million
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Bitcoin rockets above $12,000
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Christmas:

The Great Recession is having an unexpected impact on Christmas tree sales nearly a decade later
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Retailing:

The end-of-the-year retail bump is a lie we've been told for decades
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Here's where the future of retail is headed in 2018
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Toys 'R' Us Wins Approval to Pay Bankruptcy Bonuses • Bankruptcy judge OKs bonus plan for Toys R Us top execs • U.S. judge approves Toys 'R' Us bonus plan to spur holiday shopping • Toys R Us bankruptcy bonuses leave a bad taste • Bankruptcy judge approves $14M Toys R Us bonus payout
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Charming Charlie to close stores, cut corporate staff
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Judge Blocks Starbucks From Shuttering 77 Teavana Stores
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It's easier than ever to bet on the death of brick-and-mortar retail
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UK toy maker Character Group warns sales have been hit by Toys R Us collapse
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The decline of the American mall? Not necessarily
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Retailers Can Forget About Being Bought by Steinhoff Now • Steinhoff shares plunge as it delays results and CEO quits • Steinhoff Rocked as Accounting Probe Claims Retailer's CEO
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Agriculture:

Marrone Bio Is Approaching Bankruptcy
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Accounting:

US audit firm charged with fraud
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Healthcare:

Middletown Community Health Center faces fourth lawsuit
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Here's how the traffic fumes in cities can wipe out the benefits of exercise
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Everyone's falling out of love with the bipartisan ACA bill
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Repealing the Obamacare Mandate Now Makes Sense
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Nuclear:

Toshiba to Speed $1.5 Billion Payment to Southern on Nuke Plant
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Baupost expected to make quick profit in Westinghouse bankruptcy- sources
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Agreement aims to save Georgia nuclear project after regulators warn about cost
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UK:

The EU is in despair over May's failure to agree a Brexit divorce deal • Boris Johnson leads fresh Cabinet revolt against Theresa May over Brexit • The pound is set for more pain if Brexit talks break down
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May told to prove she has 'nothing to hide' after 10,000 sign petition to declare offshore interests
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David Davis says the UK hasn't produced a single Brexit impact assessment as he's 'not a fan' of them
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Cash-strapped costs firm killed off by Jackson part two
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UK's Saga says tour business hurt by Monarch Airlines collapse
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UK watchdog feared legal action if it published report on RBS
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Investors lose hundreds of millions as UK biofuels industry stalls
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PIIGS:

Former Greek Finance Minister Says Greece Headed For Bankruptcy
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Greece Just Witnessed Something It Hasn’t Seen Since 2006
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Is This the Silver Bullet for Italy's Bad Loan Problem?
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Canada:

Steelmaker Stelco revs engines for turnaround under CEO with ‘magic’
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When Insolvency and Restructuring Law Supercedes Contract
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Bahamas:

Baha Mar: Trump needs to send China a clear message about what's going on in the Bahamas
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India:

More Chinese banks plan to file insolvency cases against RCom • Chinese lenders giving tough time to Anil Ambani’s debt-ridden RCom as it stares insolvency • Fitch withdraws RCom's ratings
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One year on, code at work at unusual pace
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Australia:

Entering The Song: Queensland Supreme Court Rules On Insolvency Practitioner Remuneration And Expenses Approval
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A Fundamental Problem With Taking Security From A Company In External Administration.
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Safe harbour ahead – Government proposes insolvency law reform
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Unfair preferences – creditor’s defense of not suspecting insolvency
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MENA:

Despite warnings, dangers, Trump to back Jerusalem as capital of Israel • Trump Defies Every Major Ally Over Jerusalem
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Congo:

IMF begins talks with Congo Republic over bailout package
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Singapore:

Singapore solution could be a ‘third way’ for debt laden companies
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Brazil:

Brazil telecoms regulator rejects Oi shareholder petition
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