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Lawyers Saddle Up for Bike to Work Day
Cyclists fill Freedom Plaza in downtown Washington. More than 14,000 bicyclists?including a few lawyers?saddled up for Washington's annual bike to work day. The event is meant to encourage cyclists of all skill levels to commute by bike and raise awareness...
Mali Hires Davidoff Hutcher Lobbyists
As Mali fights to keep its northern territory and legendary city of Timbuktu out of rebels' hands, the West African nation has hired Davidoff Hutcher & Citron to lobby for it in Washington. The firm is planning to meet with...
Labor Secretary Nomination Moves to Full Senate
Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez's bid to be the next Labor secretary might have passed the first hurdle in the Senate, but Republicans are still strongly opposed to the nomination. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...
D.C. Court: Judges Can Investigate Juror Racial Bias
Judges confronted with allegations of racial or ethnic bias among jurors are allowed to investigate the claims, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. The opinion created a new exception to case law historically barring judges from questioning...
The Morning Wrap
Immigration Reform: Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill have improved after a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday declared they had reached a tentative deal, Reuters reports. Smear Campaign?: Months after the FBI...
Judgments Pile Up
Congress approved legislation five years ago to raise the stakes in civil terrorism lawsuits and make it easier to collect on judgments. Since then, the dollar amounts have gone up, but judgments remain largely unsatisfied.
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Lobbyists Press Legal Fight
Lawyers for six lobbyists fighting what they call a "constitutionally problematic" Obama administration policy want a federal appeals court in Washington to revive their lawsuit. The challengers, represented by a team from Mayer Brown, argue in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that a judge got it wrong when she upheld the administration's ban on lobbyists serving on agency boards and committees.
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These 100 lawyers have shaped the legal world through their work in the courtroom, at the negotiating table, in the classroom or government. They have taken on major legal battles, orchestrated the biggest corporate deals, tackled unpopular causes and helped run giant international companies.
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Federal Judiciary Seeks Funding
Federal courts officials have appealed to Congress for emergency funding, saying the judiciary lacks the budget flexibility to absorb the large mandatory spending cuts that have forced furloughs in the nation's federal public defender and court offices.
High Court Embrace For Seed Patent
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court that is often skeptical of patents embraced a key seed patent on Monday in the case of a Monsanto Co. soybean variety that was being replicated by savvy farmers.
Old Case, New Problem
For the U.S. Department of Justice's top lawyers, an unusual deal to get rid of a legal headache from Minnesota two years ago has turned into a major political headache in Washington today.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 'Company Doe' Asks Fourth Circuit to Keep Records Sealed
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - Scandal Could Leave IRS 'Gun Shy' With Political Groups
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INADMISSIBLE: Cool Music Soothes Supreme Court
The occasion of the Supreme Court's spring musicale saw Broadway great Barbara Cook belting out jazz and oldtime favorites. Plus: Skadden and News Corp., Arent Fox reps the 49ers, Boasberg clears the way for school closures, a circuit judge runs, and shoe business in this week's column.
