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November 09, 2007 |

Senate confirms Mukasey as attorney general after sharp debate over waterboarding

WASHINGTON AP _ The Senate confirmed retired judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general Thursday night to replace Alberto Gonzales, who was forced from office in a scandal over his handling of the Justice Department.President Bush thanked the Senate, even though the margin had been whittled down from nearly unanimous by a sharp debate over Mukasey's refusal to say whether the waterboarding interrogation technique is torture.
5 minute read
September 19, 2005 |

At FDA, Change In Name Only

Sheldon Bradshaw arrived at the Food and Drug Administration without the baggage lugged around by his predecessor. However, the previous chief counsel's controversial legal policies remain in force at the agency.
10 minute read
September 29, 2005 |

United States, appellee v. Myrisa V. Lewis, defendant-appellant

Court Erred in Sentencing Supervised Release Violator To Extended Term Absent �Statement of Reasons�
22 minute read
February 13, 2008 |

Energy Contracts Spark High-Stakes Supreme Court Case

In a U.S. Supreme Court case with major ramifications for the nation's volatile energy market, consumer groups and state utility regulators are waging a battle with energy suppliers and federal regulators stemming from the long-term "forward" contracts from the Western energy crisis several years ago. At stake for the Snohomish County, Wash., utility district is about $153 million, said its high court counsel, Christopher J. Wright. But that pales next to the $1.4 billion at stake in California's contracts.
6 minute read
January 28, 2002 |

All Together Now

President Bush, like his predecessors, should use his post-war popularity to press for civil rights.
7 minute read
December 02, 2009 |

Recent Federal Legislation Broadens Protections for Employees and Expands Liability for Employers

This article highlights key federal employment legislation and case law of 2009.
8 minute read
June 20, 2005 |

Many Friends Await Luttig if He Gets Supreme Court Nod

If Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is in the market for a Supreme Court nominee anytime soon and his thoughts turn to appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig, he won't have to look far to find people who will sing Luttig's praises.
8 minute read
August 06, 2009 |

Milner v. United States Department of the Navy

6 minute read
September 30, 2003 |

E-Legal: Will California's Tough Anti-Spam Law Fly?

In the surprising absence of a federal law that grapples with spam head-on, about 35 states have enacted their own laws to try dealing with the problem. California Gov. Gray Davis just signed into state law arguably the toughest anti-spam law in the country. But will this new law work in combating spam, and will it pass constitutional muster? Only time will tell.
5 minute read
December 08, 2004 |

Supreme Court Seems Receptive to Wine Producers' Arguments

The Supreme Court appeared hostile Tuesday toward state barriers that impede interstate wine sales, likely foreshadowing a win for small wineries in their long battle against the system that controls alcoholic beverage sales nationwide. The Court was confronted with a clash between two seemingly irreconcilable constitutional doctrines: the so-called dormant commerce clause, which bars state trade barriers, and the Prohibition-ending 21st Amendment, which gave states power to regulate alcohol.
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