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The Obama presidency: what it will mean for lawyers (access required)

By Kimberly Atkins
Published: November 30, 2009

President Barack Obama has been in office for less than a year, but already his White House has implemented or signaled a host of changes that affect the way trial attorneys practice law and run their businesses. On the employment law front, Obama indicated his willingness to broaden civil rights protections by signing, as his ...
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