Gibson Dunn Joins Battle Against D.C.'s Disorderly Conduct Law

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huffingtonpost.com - 10/23/2009

Gibson Dunn Joins Battle Against D.C.'s Disorderly Conduct Law

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The fallout over the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. for mouthing off at Cambridge police has culminated in high-powered global law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher joining the fight against the disorderly conduct statute in Washington, D.C. It all started in July, shortly after ...

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