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...while the list in many cases appeared arbitrary at best, some selections appeared politically motivated at worst. Sites advocating legal euthanasia, Satanism and even Christianity were blacklisted. Initially, the Minister for Communications, Stephen Conroy, denied that the list on Wikileaks and the ACMA blacklist are the same, a denial that rang a little hollow when one of its partners, the Internet Industry Association (IIA), publicly condemned the release and posting of the list. "No reasonable person could countenance the publication of links which promote access to child-abuse images, irrespective of their motivation, which in this case appears...
...large companies, it is not really the job of the CEO to run the company. There are plenty of bright operational, financial, and legal executives. Business schools teach that CEOs are charged with looking at a company's future so that they can think strategically about how to position their firms for the world as it will be in five or ten years...
...will be joining his brother Harold H. Koh ’75—a former dean of Yale Law School who was chosen as Legal Adviser to the State Department last week— in Washington...
...Boston, Valdivieso, the deferred Morgan Lewis associate, isn't waiting for anyone. The fledgling attorney said he has started looking into opportunities working for a public-interest group that specializes in civil rights. "It's not what I expected, but I'm excited at the chance to do meaningful legal work," he said. "In this economy, things could be a lot worse...
Ramon Arias, executive director of Bay Area Legal Aid in Oakland, Calif., agrees, noting that he would "emphatically" welcome new associates with open arms. Still, Arias adds that his organization is so understaffed that an influx of young and eager associates could present an already overworked infrastructure with a host of logistical challenges. "A lot depends on our capacity to incorporate these lawyers in an effective way," he explains. "Who oversees employee benefits? What about health insurance? Bar dues? Nonpersonnel costs...