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On Capitol Hill, Administration Defends Indian Trust Deal
Senior administration officials today defended the proposed $1.4 billion settlement to resolve a long-running Indian trust dispute, telling skeptical members of a House committee that the resolution, which requires congressional authorization, is fair and appropriate. Members of the House Natural...
New Faces at the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission
The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission has a new executive director in Kim Whately, and she has announced that there are two new members of the commission. The most recent addition is Woody Peterson, an appellate litigator at Dickstein Shapiro, who...
Discipline Board Recommends One-Year Suspension for Former White House Aide
The D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended to the D.C. Court of Appeals that former White House aide Claude Allen, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to one misdemeanor count of theft of property under $500, be suspended from the...
Senators Set Date to Question AG Holder
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, March 23, giving Republicans who have criticized his performance an opportunity to question him directly. The committee regularly holds oversight hearings for the U.S. Department of...
Arnold & Porter Lands White-Collar Team From Arent Fox
Updated 12:45 p.m. Arnold & Porter is beefing up its white-collar criminal defense practice with the addition of three lawyers from Arent Fox. Partners John Nassikas III and Baruch Weiss and counsel Laura Lester started working in the firm's Washington...
High energy work
A multibillion-dollar federal program to provide loan guarantees for renewable and other clean energy projects is powering work for a select group of law firms. Chadbourne & Parke, in particular, appears to be a big winner.
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Suit over ex-PAC puts treasurers on notice
A lack of communication and consent at dissolved DeLay committee sends Williams & Jensen to the brink of trial.
Spotlight on Laterals
Four legal business power players discuss the current market for lateral partners. Their verdict: It may be the most active period of movement in recent memory. Plus, a look at lateral numbers in 2009 at the nation's largest law frms and in regional legal markets.
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Slow times at D.C. court
Analysis of court records shows that D.C. Court of Appeals judges sometimes took as many as 1,000 days to reach decisions.
For Congress, a rummy dilemma
When it comes to trademark disputes, few can rival the fierce battle over the rights to Havana Club rum. The latest chapter in the long-running saga came before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The topic: how to reconcile a U.S. law that effectively ended the case with a World Trade Organization ruling that it violates an international trade agreement.
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- High court finds lawyers and their advice covered by bankruptcy reform law
Monday, March 15, 2010 - Supreme Court keeps $18M Internet settlement alive
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - Justices debate whether lawyer negligence can extend habeas deadline
Monday, March 1, 2010
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- Justices shoot down 'privileges' argument in gun case
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- Supreme Court settles corporate jurisdiction debate
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- NFL union takes high court fight to the Hill
- Supreme Court keeps $18M Internet settlement alive
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DLA wines and dines Kelly; Wone murder suspects want three, not one; coming to the defense of Guantanamo defenders; Craig gives thumbs-up to cameras in Supreme Court; jumping ship for flexibility; GM gets three lobbying shops in as many months; and legalizing gay marriage makes a memo unnecessary in this week's column.
