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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.
August 19, 2015 | Legal Times
Prosecutors in D.C. recommend a 25-year prison sentence for the woman who fatally stabbed DLA Piper associate David Messerschmitt. David Kendall, a lawyer for Hillary Clinton, responds to a congressional demand for information. A California judge is censured for helping out a friend. And the feds abandon their appeal, and criminal case, against a businessman who challenged the search of his laptop. This is a roundup of news from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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August 17, 2015 | Legal Times
Defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services alleges in a new lawsuit that the U.S. government is unfairly withholding contract records that the company says it needs to challenge tort allegations tied to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The company, represented by Covington & Burling, filed a public-records complaint Monday in Washington federal district court against the U.S. Department of Defense. "KBR's ability to defend itself adequately against litigation, in both pending suits and suits not yet filed, materially depends on obtaining records in possession of the DoD," the company's lawyers wrote.
By Mike Scarcella
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July 29, 2015 | Legal Times
The National Law Journal's series on judicial transparency last year—a spotlight on judges' financial disclosure forms—was awarded a bronze medal for features by the American Society of Business Publication Editors. The NLJ was among several ALM Media publications awarded Friday at a banquet in New York.
By Mike Scarcella
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July 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Legal professors, civil rights advocates and other groups this week urged a federal appeals court in Washington to force the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly disclose a prosecution playbook that was written and distributed after the government botched the case against the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
By Zoe Tillman and Mike Scarcella
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July 23, 2015 | Legal Times
New York judge: The "chutzpah" of arguing that Sidley Austin's Carter Phillips failed to provide effective counsel! The bold, end-of-days declarations of Justice Antonin Scalia. Is he crying wolf? And Sen. Ted Cruz offers some solutions about what he sees as the "lawlessness" of the Supreme Court. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Mike Scarcella
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July 22, 2015 | Legal Times
Law professors, the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups this week urged a federal appeals court in Washington to force the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly disclose a manual created for prosecutors amid fallout from the botched case against the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
By Zoe Tillman and Mike Scarcella
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July 15, 2015 | Legal Times
Covington & Burling is suing a federal agency over a February 2015 report that addressed consumers' concerns about credit reports and scores. The law firm, pursuing the records at the request of an unidentified client, wants information about the selection of the focus groups that formed the substance of the CFPB report; the participants' responses; and demographic data about the participants.
By Mike Scarcella
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July 14, 2015 | Legal Times
Floyd Landis, the one-time teammate of Lance Armstrong who is suing the cyclist for fraud, lost his bid late Monday to force the law firm Williams & Connolly to turn over documents that Landis hoped would bolster his case. A Washington federal trial judge said the attorney-client privilege protects the information.
By Mike Scarcella
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July 2, 2015 | Legal Times
The NLJ's Marcia Coyle looks back at the tenth year of the Roberts Court in a discussion Wednesday evening on PBS NewsHour with Joan Biskupic, legal affairs editor for Reuters, and SCOTUSblog editor Amy Howe. The big rulings. The alliances. And what's coming next.
By Mike Scarcella
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June 30, 2015 | Legal Times
Marcia Coyle, the NLJ's chief Washington correspondent, spoke with PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff on Monday evening about the Supreme Court's end-of-term rulings, including a decision on EPA regulations and the constitutionality of a lethal injection drug.
By Mike Scarcella
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