Articles in Channel: Judiciary Law

Documents on Boumediene detainee ruling

Jason Harrow
November 21, 2008 20:33

The transcript of District Judge Richard J. Leon’s remarks on Thursday, in announcing his decision in the habeas case Boumediene, et al., v. Bush (04-1166). is now available here.  This includes comments that were not included in the written order he issued Thursday afternoon.  This t...

Former Enron Prosecutor: Criminal Charges Shouldn’t Be So Easy

Dan Slater
November 21, 2008 20:11

When the government considers prosecuting companies, it starts with this premise: a company can be criminally liable for wrongdoing committed by a single employee if the crime is intended to help the company. (See, e.g., page 2 of the McNulty Memo.) Criminal charges against companies are relatively...

Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: New Term, New Hires

David Lat
November 21, 2008 20:10

Our last round-up of Supreme Court clerk hiring was published back in August, before the start of October Term 2008. Now that the justices are back in the country and back on the bench, they're back to interviewing clerkship applicants. Over at the Clerkship Notification Blog, there was buzz about...

AG Mukasey Released from Hospital after Collapse

Dan Slater
November 21, 2008 19:31

Update: Mukasey was released from George Washington University Hospital after noon Friday and told reporters he felt “excellent,” according to this report in USA Today. A Justice Department spokeswoman said there was no evidence of a stroke or a heart problem. ______________ George...

Arent Fox Partner Wants Pretrial Release Without Money Strings

November 21, 2008 19:16

And the arraignment watch for Arent Fox Partner Joseph Price continues. Price is scheduled to appear today at 2:30 p.m. before Superior Court Judge Frederick Weisberg, the judge who will preside over the case. Hearings scheduled for 10 a.m. and...

Mukasey to be Fine, Then Panel Gets Back to Debating Life Terms on Supreme Court

November 21, 2008 18:58

Though this morning’s Federalist Society panel opened on a somber note, the discussion on the topic at hand quickly got heated. Federalist Society president Eugene Meyer greeted the crowd with a few words about Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who collapsed...

Contra Costa Prosecutor Charged in Rape Case

November 21, 2008 18:52

The Contra Costa County prosecutor arrested on suspicion of rape will face state charges, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Jerry Brown said this morning. Spokeswoman Dana Simas said she could not detail the charges that will be filed against Deputy...The Contra Costa County prosecutor arrested on...

Nationwide Layoff Watch: Performance Review Attrition at Dewey & LeBoeuf

David Lat
November 21, 2008 18:49

Yesterday, we received a number of reports that 11 Dewey & LeBoeuf associates were fired from Dewey's NYC office. This is lower than the casualty rate that some have mentioned in the comments. In fact, as we've mentioned before and saw earlier today, 11 associates in a firm of 1400 worldwide...

Murder conviction reversed due to competency questions

Tami Cowden
November 21, 2008 18:24

The Nevada Supreme Court issued only one published opinion yesterday, reversing a murder conviction because of doubts about the defendant's competency. In Olivares v. State, the Nevada Supreme Court reversed the defendant’s conviction for murder, finding the District Court abused its...

Transition Team Focusing On Role Of Presidential Legal Advisers

ACS News Blogger
November 21, 2008 18:23

The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) garnered a great deal of media attention and notoriety for its role in advising President George W. Bush on controversial counterterrorism methods, including the use of harsh interrogations by the CIA.   USA Today reports that...