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Tracy-Elizabeth Clay leads Teach for America’s legal team during years of massive growth.

Defense bar fears a flood of False Claims Act litigation.

Court overturns Section 104A of Copyright Act on First Amendment grounds.

EEOC best practices provide employers with a road map to avoid caregiver pitfalls.

Harvard law professor takes over as regulatory czar.

The product safety measures Canada introduced in 2007 may finally take effect.

Dramatic turns lead to unexpected victory in W.R. Grace environmental crimes trial.

Even accidentally unlicensed computer software leads to costly penalties.

The ASUS 1000HE netbook keeps computing pint-sized and spiffy.

Education and discussion are essential to operating an ethically sound legal department.

Judge slams decentralized management of records.

Any supervisor, not only a direct supervisor, can create harassment liability.

No invasion of privacy for Web writings, court says.

IRS’s determination of “subversive” organizations may be un-American.

Having a company that you’re personally vested in is something new and amazing to me. It’s a sense of pride and ownership.

Career Talk

The Duty to Preserve, Collect, and Procuce Electronically Stored Information Held by Third Parties

The Department of Homeland Security announced April 30 that it is shifting the focus of its worksite enforcement strategy to target employers that hire undocumented workers.

Certain aspects of the recession make companies especially vulnerable to False Claims Act litigation.

The False Claims Act’s qui tam provision is a powerful tool for both whistleblowers and the government.

Strategies for creating a high-quality software asset management program.

Judge Donald Molloy deals a blow to prosecutors in W.R. Grace asbestos case.

Financial scrutiny may be on Cass Sunstein's to-do list as the new head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.