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Wiley Rein has expanded its environment and safety practice in Washington with the addition of partner Steven Richardson. Before joining Wiley Rein, Richardson was a partner at Van Ness Feldman. His practice focuses on regulation, public policy and litigation in...
Conservative Group Sues IRS Over Tax-Exempt Status
The emerging controversy over how the Internal Revenue Service applied greater scrutiny to conservative groups is headed to federal court. A Texas-based conservative group called True the Vote, Inc. filed suit Tuesday against the IRS in U.S. District Court for...
D.C. Circuit: Bin Laden Death Images Can Remain Secret
Updated 1:30 p.m. More than 50 images of Osama bin Laden taken after his death in Pakistan in 2011 can remain secret, exempt from public disclosure under public records laws, a federal appeals court in Washington said today. A three-judge...
The Morning Wrap
Updated 11:33 a.m. BP Charges Tossed: Washington white collar defense attorney Reid Weingarten calls it a huge victory: U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt has thrown out the key obstruction of Congress charge against a former BP executive, The Associated Press...
Scalia Fumes Over Name of Telecom Trade Group
Add "orphan acronyms" to the list of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's pet peeves. Those are acronyms that used to stand for something -- like BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, or KFC, once Kentucky Fried Chicken -- but now...
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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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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- On Capitol Hill, Holder Grilled Over AP Phone Subpoenas
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
Monday, May 13, 2013
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- 'Miranda' and the Constitution
- Judge Lashes Out at 'Fraud' in Porn Infringement Claims
- High Court Embrace For Seed Patent
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- Chief Justice Cooled to Court's Cold War Plan
- Lobbyists Press Legal Fight
- High Court Defends Consumer Rights and Economic Freedom
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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.
