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Court Postpones Decision on Brain-Dead Child

November 12, 2008 22:42

At the request of both parties, a D.C. Superior Court judge has postponed a ruling on whether a 12-year-old boy, who has been declared brain dead on Nov. 2, should continue to receive treatment at Children’s National Medical Center. Judge...

Supreme Court Takes Up Judicial Ethics Case

November 14, 2008 20:52

The Supreme Court today agreed to take up a West Virginia case that could trigger the Court's first major review of the impact of increasingly costly judicial elections on the appearance and reality of justice at the state level.After several...

Juror in Stevens Case: My Father is not Dead

November 04, 2008 11:08

The juror in the trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens who abruptly left the panel before a verdict was reached lied when she told the court her father had died. The real reason she said she could not deliberate further?...

Appeals Court Rules Against Diversity in Defense Contracts

November 05, 2008 19:08

A federal appeals court has declared unconstitutional a statute that sets a goal that five percent of defense contracting dollars be awarded to small businesses owned by the socially and economically disadvantaged. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...

Judicial Watch To Testify In Blagojevich Hearings

December 18, 2008 18:56

It’s been a while since Judicial Watch, the one-time roost for Clinton-antagonist Larry Klayman, has managed to inject itself into a national scandal. But with a little help from the Illinois legislature, the litigious public interest group is back with...

Senate Leaders Emphasize "Dignity of the United State Senate," "Public Trust" After Stevens Conviction

October 28, 2008 15:48

The Senate's leadership has weighed in on the conviction Monday of their colleague Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). The Democratic and Republican leaders are not calling for Stevens to resign, but they also are not encouraging him to stay.Majority Leader Harry...

Ted Olson Wins Supreme Court Showdown

November 03, 2008 11:55

After weeks of dispute, and just three days before oral argument, the petitioners in the case of Carcieri v. Kempthorne agreed late this morning that former solicitor general and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Theodore Olson will be their advocate...

LCD Makers to Pay $585 Million in Price-Fixing Scheme

November 12, 2008 23:26

The Justice Department announced the second-largest antitrust fine in U.S. history today as LG Display Co., a South Korean company that manufactures liquid crystal displays for televisions, computers, and cell phones, agreed to pay $400 million for participating in an...

Former Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Jack Abramoff Investigation

December 12, 2008 21:33

A former lobbyist indicted in the Jack Abramoff investigation pled guilty today to corruption charges before Judge Richard Roberts of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. James Hirni admitted to allegations that he had conspired to commit...

Obama Chooses Greg Craig as White House Counsel

November 17, 2008 14:08

President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly selected Gregory Craig, a Williams & Connolly partner and former Clinton White House special counsel, as his White House counsel. The Politico first had the story over the weekend, and the news has been widely...