http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/dan_slaterArticles by DAN SLATER, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:13:30 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:13:30 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/5zQWPEDqWaw/Merrill Lynch Chairman and CEO John Thain, left, and Bank of America Chairman and CEO Ken Lewis, Sept. 15, 2008. (AP) There appears to be some serious fallout over last week’s news that BofA returned to the Fed’s rescue trough amid the realization that ...Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:32:32 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/5zQWPEDqWaw/Merrill LynchKenneth D LewisWall Street Journalhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/Y-Xh9wXrhYM/WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law. AmLaw Daily has a fun item about Kaye Scholer’s representation of the trustee of bankrupt music producer Death Row Records, which was co-founded by Dr. Dre and Marion “Suge” Knight (pictured). ...Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:30:22 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/Y-Xh9wXrhYM/Tupac ShakurDow JonesWall Street Journalhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/dn501I7hRQ4/WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law. A holding pattern for Holder: When it came to shuttering Gitmo, Obama was quick out of the gate. But he’ll have to give his nominee for Attorney General a few days to catch up. Yesterday, Senate ...Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:27:51 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/dn501I7hRQ4/U.S. Republican PartySenate Judiciary CommitteeFannie MaeBarack ObamaRudy Giulianihttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/vNH-KxPtFvY/WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law. A spokeswoman for Cadwalader has confirmed that it’s laying off 3 associates in its New York office and six in its Charlotte office. “Cadwalader confirms limited terminations of a few associates ...Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:26:16 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/vNH-KxPtFvY/Wall Street JournalDow JonesDiggFacebook Inc.http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/Nsaswsqv87c/WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law. Last week, the investing community dwelt on the when the Apple CEO, just a week after reassuring investors and employees about his health, revealed, somewhat cryptically, that he has a more ...Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:26:16 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/Nsaswsqv87c/Steve JobsTom PerkinsWall Street JournalDow JonesDigghttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/UvdaOVDlITs/As we highlighted this morning, in yesterday’s inaugural address, President Obama said: “We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.” For Obama, it seems, the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay represents that “false choice.” ...Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:56:54 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/UvdaOVDlITs/Barack ObamaGeorge W. BushOmar Khadrhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/at-snd96Nj8/WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law. Back in July, we mentioned that the Third Circuit effectively took a whack at social conservatives when it affirmed a lower court ruling striking down COPA, or the , a 1998 law intended to protect ...Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:46:35 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/at-snd96Nj8/Andrew CuomoEliot SpitzerCitigroupJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co.Wells Fargohttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/eDUhxnK1hls/WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law. It took a presidential inauguration to push the Bernie Madoff scandal from the front page. But now Bernie’s back in the news. Prosecutors are investigating Frank DiPascali Jr., a key lieutenant ...Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:43:55 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/eDUhxnK1hls/Bernard MadoffWall Street JournalDow Joneshttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/uD56VaUIs2o/In this era of restructuring, bankruptcy experts tell the Journal, new laws designed to ease the process could aide in an economic recovery. Changes made to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code three years ago have made it more difficult to restructure. Jay ...Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:39:55 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/uD56VaUIs2o/Barack ObamaLehman Brothershttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/xmT9wylBEAc/When a lawyer openly criticizes a judge on, say, a radio show, how far is too far? A rather interesting 2-1 decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals addresses that issue head-on. The case concerns Michigan lawyer Geoffrey Fieger, whom many ...Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:39:55 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/law/feed/~3/xmT9wylBEAc/Geoffrey FiegerJack Kevorkian