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Norton Introduces Bill to Elect D.C. Prosecutor
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has yet again introduced legislation to create an elected prosecutor in the District of Columbia. The bill, HR 4009, would create a local district attorney capable of conducting criminal prosecutions currently handled by the U.S....
In Robert Wone Case, Defense Lawyers Lodge Attack on Indictment
The defense lawyers in the Robert Wone case are urging a D.C. Superior Court judge to dismiss obstruction and conspiracy charges, saying the government's evidence doesn’t support the allegations. Victor Zaborsky, Dylan Ward and former Arent Fox partner Joseph Price...
Deputy White House Counsel to Leave for Anti-Poverty Job
Cassandra Butts is leaving her job as a deputy in the White House Counsel's Office to become a senior adviser to a federal agency fighting global poverty. It's among the most high-level departures this year from the office that provides...
State Department Official Worked on Behalf of Pakistan Immediately Before Taking Job
Newly filed lobbying disclosure documents show that Robin Raphel, the State Department's nonmilitary aid coordinator for Pakistan, attended meetings to help Pakistan craft lobbying strategy less than a week before her government appointment was publicly announced. Raphel worked for lobbying...
JNC Releases List of Judgeship Applicants
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has released the names of the 28 contenders applying to take the place of retiring Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Alprin. The list includes two lawyers whose names were forwarded to former President George...
Cash from the Congo
When hedge funds bought up the Republic of Congo's debt and started chasing the impoverished African nation for repayment plus interest, the country's president, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, took the battle to Washington.
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Crowell-Folger deal hinged on benefits of big
Most litigators at San Francisco-based Folger Levin & Kahn looked at Crowell & Moring and saw a firm that functions like a midsized outsider despite having more than 400 lawyers worldwide. Crowell's partnership was much more receptive.
Finance companies find money for lobbying work
The economy is still rocky, but the financial industry is showing one important sign of recovery: spending big bucks on Washington lobbying.
2009 Legal Times 150: D.C.'s Largest Law Offices
The Washington area's largest law offices reported a barely 1% rise in head count, going virtually flat after five years of steady increases, according to the this year's Legal Times 150 survey.
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Home Court Showdown
The auto rental giant Hertz is incorporated in Delaware, has its headquarters in New Jersey and does its biggest volume of business in California. So where is Hertz's "principal place of business?"
Congress examines judge recusals
The House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. John Conyers, is planning a hearing on federal recusal guidelines amid controversies that have swept through state court systems in recent years, culminating in a U.S. Supreme Court decision five months ago that tightened the recusal requirements for elected state judges.
Blackwater lawyers seek military guard
Private defense lawyers want to go to Iraq to conduct an investigation amid the prosecution of five Blackwater security guards charged with voluntary manslaughter. They asked the government to provide a security detail, and DOJ is fighting the request.
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COURT NEWS
- 'Obama girl' and Ralph Stanley star in video for Kentucky lawyer seeking appointment
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - PTO seeks to dispose of case challenging its rules for appealing re-examinations
Friday, October 23, 2009 - Blue-ribbon commission urges repeal of military's ban on sodomy
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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Sessions plays the percentages and misses; Roberts can be traded for Alito; Trial Lawyers say speed it up; Horn's lawyers continue fighting; former lobbyist's Pakistan dealings are circular; FTC's new petroleum rules confuse; and daylight savings time plays havoc with the Supremes in this week's column.
