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Mike Scarcella is a senior editor in Washington on ALM Media's regulatory desk. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MikeScarcella. Mike works on a slate of newsletters: Supreme Court Brief | Higher Law | Compliance Hot Spots | Labor of Law.
September 23, 2015 | Legal Times
A California federal judge rejects copyright claims over the song "Happy Birthday to You." A Wyoming judge denies an energy company's request to remove song mining-protest song lyrics from court records. And a Washington judge scolds the feds in a Hillary Clinton public records case. This is a roundup of news from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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September 21, 2015 | National Law Journal
Leslie Caldwell, the assistant attorney general for the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division, spoke at length Tuesday about the Justice Department's new prosecution guidelines that address cooperation credit and a new focus on individual accountability.
By Mike Scarcella
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September 16, 2015 | Legal Times
Richard Glossip, the Oklahoma death-row prisoner whose challenge the justices rejected this past term, is set to be executed Wednesday in Oklahoma. A Connecticut man's obscene handwritten message on a speeding ticket is protected under the First Amendment. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban takes on the SEC in a new brief in the Eleventh Circuit. And the justices get a "back-to-SCOTUS" list. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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September 15, 2015 | Legal Times
Kaye Scholer joined Boston-based Choate Hall & Stewart in a tie for first place in The American Lawyer's 2015 Summer Associate satisfaction survey. A federal judge lifts the FBI's gag order against an Internet service provider. Lawyers for the file-sharing website Megaupload press their forfeiture appeal in the Fourth Circuit. This is a roundup of news from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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September 9, 2015 | Legal Times
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dishes with students in Massachusetts. The D.C. Circuit this week will look at corporate prosecution deals. And the plaintiffs in the Texas same-sex marriage case want $740,000 in legal fees. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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September 1, 2015 | Legal Times
A California federal judge certifies a class of Uber drivers in employment litigation against the ride-share company. A Kentucky county clerk digs in, refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. And the D.C. Circuit says Wiley Rein isn't entitled to $2 million in fees for its work challenging the Voting Rights Act for Shelby County, Alabama. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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August 28, 2015 | Legal Times
A federal appeals court has reversed an unprecedented sanction that required a Jones Day partner to make a training video. The Associated Press and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press on sue the FBI. And the Obama administration considers building a "Guantánamo North." This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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August 27, 2015 | Legal Times
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed three claims against McBee Strategic Consulting from a former business partner who alleged he was duped into signing away his company and certain assets in a deal with the lobbying and consulting firm. "Without the assistance of hindsight, ill-fated corporate combinations, like bad marriages, may be as challenging to resist as they are unlikely to succeed. The coupling at the center of this case is no different," U.S. District Judge James Boasberg wrote.
By Katelyn Polantz and Mike Scarcella
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August 26, 2015 | Legal Times
Justice Anthony Kennedy's words in the high court's landmark gay-marriage ruling are being repeated at wedding ceremonies around the country. A federal district judge in Nevada says the U.S. government must pay nearly $147,000 in legal fees in a civil asset forfeiture case. And David Kendall, a lawyer for Hillary Clinton, responds—again—to Congress. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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August 21, 2015 | Legal Times
The estate of Thomas Hale Boggs Jr., the late super lawyer-lobbyist in Washington, is wrapped up in a fight over property. Ted Olson and Lawrence Lessig face off in a California court. And the Detroit couple in the Supreme Court's landmark gay marriage case will wed soon. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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