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Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel Announces Retirement
Chief Judge Paul Michel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced last night he is stepping down as chief and retiring from the judiciary effective May 31, 2010, the Federal Circuit Bar Association said today. Michel,...
Appeals Court Rules for D.C. in Protest Case
Updated Nov. 21 The police have no obligation to order a crowd to disperse before making arrests, a federal appeals court ruled today, marking a victory for the District of Columbia in a suit that alleges police unlawfully arrested a...
Perkins Coie Taps Marc Elias to Succeed Robert Bauer as Political Law Practice Chair
For Perkins Coie, the announcement that its own Robert Bauer had been named to replace Gregory Craig as White House counsel meant the firm needed to find someone else to chair its political law practice group. Enter Marc Elias. Elias,...
D.C. District Court Gets New Clerk
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has selected a new clerk of the court. Angela Caesar, a 19-year clerkâs office veteran, was appointed Tuesday to replace Nancy Mayer-Whittington, who retired on Oct. 30, according to a court...
Patton Boggs Picks Up New Partner From the Hill
Kristin Wells, formerly deputy chief counsel for the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, has joined Patton Boggs as a partner. Her first day was Wednesday. Wells, 42, was also previously a counsel to the House Judiciary Committee. She is subject...
Collateral Damage
Two very different cases are casting new light on a legal issue that has been simmering for years: when, whether and how defendants should be informed about the collateral consequences of pleading or being found guilty.
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With jump to DLA, Daschle going global
Former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle spoke with the NLJ about his jump from Alston & Bird to DLA Piper and his role in his new firm's global operations.
Patton Boggs shuffles its top managers
Longtime Patton Boggs managing partner Stuart Pape is planning to step down at the end of 2010, passing the job to current deputy managing partner Edward Newberry as the firm tinkers with the way the position is structured.
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.
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Four and counting for the 4th Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has emerged as a top priority for President Obama as he selects new federal judges, accounting for a third of his circuit court nominees so far. But lawyers who follow the appellate court say Obama's nominees are not necessarily going to remake its historically conservative outlook.
GPS pushes the line on public vs. private
As electronic tracking becomes an increasingly cost-effective law enforcement tool, state and federal courts, grappling with privacy rights in public spaces, have divided over whether a warrant is necessary to secretly monitor movement of a vehicle.
Obama shakes up counsel's office
In the first senior-level shake-up of the Obama administration, White House Counsel Gregory Craig is stepping down, to be replaced by Perkins Coie partner Robert Bauer.
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- Federal Circuit dismisses 'Tafas' appeal, but plaintiff may still seek fees
Monday, November 16, 2009 - Marriage equality opponents ask U.S. Supreme Court to shield their identities
Monday, November 9, 2009 - Justices grapple with constitutionality of juvenile sentences
Monday, November 9, 2009
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A lawyer vents through tweets; a merger name is chosen; the SEC gets a dose of its own audit; a fraud section leader is found; an Akin partner breaks boards out of court; Arnold & Porter's appellate work gets an overseer; and Al Franken's former recount attorney moves to Perkins Coie in this week's column.
