Dorsey & Whitney law offices in Minneapolis were recently the venue for an exhibition, presentation and book signing by B. Proud for her photo book, “First Comes Love: Portraits of Enduring LGBTQ Relationships”. Gretchen DeSutter of Thomson Reuters talked with Proud about the significance and impact of her work, particularly in light of the recent …
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Super Lawyers Redesigns Magazine, Website
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business and leading attorney ratings service, has launched a redesign of its Super Lawyers Magazine and website, superlawyers.com. In addition to a new look, the magazine offers expanded editorial content and visual elements for its 1.2 million readers, while the revamped website features new content, an improved user interface and …
Reflections on the Thomson Reuters Government Conference
Thomson Reuters held its first Government Conference last week in Washington, D.C., bringing together federal government customers, organizations that serve the government space and Thomson Reuters colleagues from across the enterprise to discuss key national security challenges. The event offered participants the opportunity to hear from leading experts on these topics and understand ways in …
Q&A with ABA President Paulette Brown on Mentorship
Ross Pfund, managing editor with Super Lawyers, recently caught-up with Paulette Brown, president of the American Bar Association, who was in Minneapolis earlier this month to deliver a keynote speech on diversity and mentorship in the legal world to the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. Below you can read a condensed version of Ross’s Q&A …
Few lawmakers support designating Election Day as a national holiday
Low voter turnout has plagued the U.S. for decades, and voting rights advocates are concerned new voter ID laws as well as the effects of the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision to overturn a key provision of the Voting Rights Act will drive participation in the 2016 election even lower. Some voting rights advocates support establishing …
Thomson Reuters Recognized by Advocates for Human Rights
Thirty years ago, a group of attorneys in Minnesota came together around common concern for a startling lack of accountability for unlawful deaths around the world, and specifically following the murder of The Philippines’s opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, who was gunned down moments after his return to his country after a self-imposed exile in the …
The Post-Scalia Court with Reuters Journalist Joan Biskupic
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has clearly had an impact on the workings of the U.S. Supreme Court as it continues to work through its current term. Joan Biskupic, editor in charge of legal affairs for Reuters, has been covering the Supreme Court since 1989, and discusses the impact of Justice Scalia’s death on …
Judge Block Sounds-Off on Collateral Consequences
Judge Frederic Block has demonstrated his willingness time-and-again to be bold and speak his mind, just as he did in his memoir Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge. Judge Block made headlines again recently with a lengthy opinion in the case of the United States of America …
The Department of Labor’s Revised Fiduciary Rule
On April 6, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited final fiduciary rule (the “Fiduciary Rule”) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Along with the final rule, the DOL also released the new Best Interest Contract (BIC) Exemption and several amendments to other exemptions. Compliance with the new rule …
Canadian Association of Law Libraries Recognizes WestlawNext Canada with Prestigious Annual Award
WestlawNext Canada received the prestigious Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing from the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) during its 2016 annual meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia from May 15-18. Established in 1998, CALL established the award to acknowledge publishers that provide high-quality materials such as books, services or series in …
