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March 26, 2007 | National Law Journal

DOJ's document dump highlights administration conflicts

The Justice Department's release of 3,000 documents related to its botched dismissals of eight U.S. Attorneys hasn't squelched the scandal over the prosecutors' firings. If anything, the more e-mails that come to light, the worse things seem to look for everyone involved, including Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Legal Times takes a closer look at the documents, which highlight anew the conflict between the statements that top officials made under oath and the policies their aides were pursuing.
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August 17, 2011 | National Law Journal

Circuit Split Watch: The legislative privilege

The U.S. Constitution protects members of Congress from interference in their work by the other branches of government. The scope of this privilege, which aims to ensure legislative independence without enabling misconduct, has recently split two federal appellate circuits and will likely reach the Supreme Court soon as a petition for certiorari.
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April 24, 2013 | National Law Journal

In Dispute with Congress, DOJ Asks Judge to Keep Out

For months, the U.S. Justice Department has argued the judiciary should play no role in a spat between Congress and the department over access to internal documents about Operation Fast and Furious, the controversial gun trafficking sting in which federal agents allowed firearms to flow freely into the hands of criminals in Mexico.
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August 01, 2005 | National Law Journal

'Independent Ink'

Should a patent be presumed to create market power? That question will be squarely before the U.S. Supreme Court in Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink Inc..
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January 07, 2013 | National Law Journal

South Carolina can recover litigation costs in voter photo I.D. case

Ever since a panel of judges blocked South Carolina from implementing its voter photo identification law last year, the state's been locked in a dispute with the U.S. Justice Department over who actually won the case. Well, that's now settled. A special three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on January 4 declared South Carolina the victor.
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May 24, 2010 | National Law Journal

DOJ wants pardon data under wraps

The Obama Justice Department is fighting to keep secret the names of more than 9,200 people whose applications for pardons and commutations were denied by President George W. Bush.
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January 23, 2012 | National Law Journal

Fight over false claims decisions

A whistleblower's dispute in the D.C. Court of Appeals over the DOJ's decision to settle her government-contracting fraud suit tests the scope of the government's authority to abruptly end such a suit in order to protect the interests of the United States.
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February 04, 2013 | National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE

National LGBT Bar Association arrives; Breuer leaves DOJ; Antoine Jones' solo testimony; ump's call stands against Wilson; Pillsbury for Saudi nuclear power authority; new leaders for local bar associations; and Baer for beer in this week's column.
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November 30, 2004 | National Law Journal

High Court Press

The U.S. Supreme Court today will hear arguments over whether Title IX, the 1972 federal law prohibiting sex discrimination by educational institutions and programs receiving federal funds, also prohibits retaliation, not only against victims of discrimination who speak out, but against third parties, such as coaches, who complain on behalf of their students. Although Title IX is at the heart of the challenge, the case has potentially broad ramifications for other civil rights statutes.
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May 10, 2007 | National Law Journal

House Judiciary Committee Gets Its Turn With Gonzales Over Attorney Firings

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced a series of detailed and sometimes impassioned questions from House Democrats Thursday, during a second congressional hearing in as many months examining his role in the firing of at least eight U.S. attorneys.
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