Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &
Feld is reviewing its social media policies after a partner described a Yaqui man's prayer at the Arizona shooting memorial as "ugly" on a personal blog.
Paul Mirengoff deleted the post from Powerline, a conservative
blog that he runs, and Akin Gump issued an apology.
The firm's managing partner called it "insensitive and wholly inconsistent with Akin Gump’s values."
James Meggesto, a member of the Onondaga Nation who runs
the firm's Indian
law and policy practice, e-mailed the apology to Indianz.Com last Thursday. However, it still cannot be found on Akin Gump's main web page and there is no way to find it without knowing the URL.
Akin Gump is one of Washington, D.C.'s largest law and lobbying firms. Its 2010
clients included the Gila River
Indian Community of Arizona and the Seneca Nation of New York.
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