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DOJ Challenges Reversal of Sanctions in Ted Stevens Case

The Justice Department is fighting an administrative judge's reversal of the suspensions imposed against two prosecutors who were accused of ethical lapses in the corruption case against the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. The judge, Benjamin Gutman, who hears Merit...

Obama Picks Skadden Partner to Help Close Guantanamo

President Barack Obama will begin a new push to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center by appointing a well-known Washington attorney to a key government position, the State Department announced today. Obama has asked Clifford Sloan, a partner at Skadden,...

U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, 76, Dies

Updated at 4:10 p.m. Retired U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, who died over the weekend, was known for pushing boundaries, on and off the bench. As a judge in the District of Columbia's federal trial court, he famously ordered...

Judge Dismisses Torture Lawsuit Against North Korea

A Washington federal judge dismissed a civil terrorism lawsuit against the North Korean government on Friday, finding the family of a man who went missing near the North Korean border with China failed to present enough evidence of torture. The...

Williams & Jensen to Lobby for HSBC on Bank Regulation

The North American arm of one of Europe's largest banks has retained Williams & Jensen to lobby for it in Washington. HSBC North America Holdings Inc., the holding company for the U.S. operations of London-based HSBC Holdings PLC, has enlisted...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Supreme Court Voids Human Gene Patents

Reversing decades of federal patent awards, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled that human genes and the information they encode are not patent-eligible.

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Firms Eye CFPB Lawyers

The revolving door makes the Washington legal market go round and, lately, it's starting to spin faster between the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and law firms eager to snap up talent.

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Wilmer's Billing Snapshot

Eastman Kodak Co.'s bankruptcy case is providing a glimpse into the billing rates of one of Washington's biggest firms: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

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Managing partners of Washington firms discuss the state of legal business.

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ACLU attorney Jameel Jaffer

Phone Surveillance Scrutiny

Civil liberties advocates and a bipartisan group in Congress stepped up pressure on Tuesday against the Obama administration's secret domestic surveillance programs via a lawsuit and legislation that could shed light on the scope and legality of the government's snooping.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

For Eric Holder, There's No Escaping the Heat

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. defended himself Thursday amid growing criticism and calls for his resignation, saying on Capitol Hill that he has done a "good job" and would remain the nation's top law enforcement officer until he has accomplished his goals.

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John Edwards Reportedly Returning to Private Practice

After a public extramarital affair and his acquittal of violating campaign finance laws, John Edwards reportedly is returning to plaintiffs work. Citing anonymous sources, CNN reported Thursday that Edwards plans to launch a law practice in Raleigh, N.C.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy

Inadmissible: Howrey's Artwork Goes Under the Hammer

The U.S. Supreme Court wasted little time reacting when a trial judge struck down the ban on demonstrations on court property — it reimposed the restriction under a different statute. Plus, U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr. has nailed another D.C. city official; the DOJ's Tony West cleared a key committee vote; and some Watergate secrets will remain just that — secret.

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