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ABA Takes Action: At its mid-winter meeting in Orlando, the American Bar Association's House of Delegates voted Tuesday to investigate how law firm rankings are arrived at by the likes of Best Lawyers and now U.S. News & World Report,...
Report Criticizes Influence of Plaintiffs' Lawyers
Opponents of the plaintiffs' bar stepped up their rhetoric today with the release of a report trying to detail the lawyers' influence in Washington. The report is part of a series called Trial Lawyers Inc., produced by the New York-based...
ABA Endorses New Procedure for Judicial Pay Hikes
The American Bar Association's House of Delegates today voted to ask Congress to make it easier for federal judges to receive cost-of-living pay increases when other federal employees get them. Passage of the change would remove a continuing source of...
Veteran Military Judge To Head Fort Hood Hearing
The Army has picked veteran military judge Col. James Pohl to head the pre-trial investigation-- Article 32 hearing-- into whether sufficient evidence exists to proceed with the court-martial of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre....
Administrative Law Judge Sues HUD for Discrimination and Retaliation
An administrative law judge has filed suit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development, claiming a superior interfered with his docket and refused to let him hear certain cases after the judge lodged a discrimination claim. The allegations are...
Securities, antitrust laterals find D.C. jobs
The annual New Year's uptick in lateral hiring looks especially promising in Washington this year. Although the market for lateral partners stayed active in the economic downturn, the early weeks of 2010 are proving more busy than usual. At least 22 firms have announced pickups of senior partners since Jan. 1.
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Bidding for government contracts was big business last year
Washington law offices had one bright spot last year: government contracts. Rand Allen, who heads the government contracts practice at Wiley Rein, called 2009 the "best year ever" and said the group added "probably a couple dozen new clients."
Official's lobbyist past no obstacle
The hiring of Robin Raphel for a position at State overseeing nonmilitary aid to Pakistan suggests that, despite the Obama administration's public stance, it is still willing to employ former lobbyists in important posts.
Island foes hire bigger guns in rum fight
A Caribbean fight over the home of Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum has attracted the attention of Capitol Hill and a flotilla of high-powered K Street lobby shops.
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Judge faces her ex's misconduct allegations
When a D.C. jury convicted Taylar Nuevelle last week of charges that she had stalked her former girlfriend, Magistrate Judge Janet Albert, it brought closure to the public half of a drama that has played out for more than a year at the D.C. Superior Court. For Albert, the remaining question is what happens to the judicial misconduct complaint lodged against her by Nuevelle after their 2008 breakup.
Mixed response to lobbying limits
Obama's new proposals spark questions about who should be covered by rules.
D.C. judge pick stalled in Senate
A nomination to the D.C. Superior Court has stretched into the longest-running judicial fight of the Obama presidency, held back by what one Republican senator calls the nominee's "history of very leftist activism."
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- In rare move, Federal Circuit overturns lower court's sanctions
Monday, February 8, 2010 - Dueling reforms for immigration courts
Monday, February 8, 2010 - D.C. Circuit's first shot at Citizens United
Monday, February 1, 2010
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- D.C. lawyer will defend Chicago's gun law before Supreme Court
- Mixed response to lobbying limits
- Time to review corporate computer policies
- Gender gap persists at Supreme Court bar, posits panel
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Acronym weariness for the D.C. Circuit; Arnold & Porter's pro bono boom; DOJ has eye on utility company suits in new budget; Grindler fills in as DAG; Obama's staff on the case in Citizens United aftermath; Smith finally sees confirmation; and a Georgetown blogger aspires to be First in this week's column.
