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The Morning Wrap 27 Aug 2013 | 04:07 pm
Doctor-Assisted Search: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturns a drug conviction because a doctor paralyzed a man for eight minutes, against his will, so officers could look inside ...
Electronic Transactions Group Upping its D.C. Profile 27 Aug 2013 | 12:29 am
More than two decades after its founding, The Electronic Transactions Association has registered its first lobbyist to advocate for it in Washington, D.C. Mary Bennett, the D.C-based trade group's go...
Appeal Likely After Dismissal of Police Whistleblower Case 26 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm
After announcing problems in 2010 with breath test machines used in drunk driving arrests, the District of Columbia was hit with a series of lawsuits from drunk driving defendants and from police offi...
On Marijuana, Senate Wants to Know: Prosecute or Pass? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
When it comes to marijuana laws, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) wants to know whether the U.S. Department of Justice plans to prosecute or pass. Nearly a year after voters in two states legalized mari...
Eighteen Attorneys, Judges Vie for Superior Court Seat 26 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Eighteen Washington attorneys, magistrate judges and administrative law judges are hoping to become the next District of Columbia Superior Court judge. The local group that recommends applicants to t...
This Week in The National Law Journal 26 Aug 2013 | 05:46 pm
Prayer Circle: Marcia Coyle takes a look at a seminal 1983 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding legislative prayers. Thirty years later, the high court is being asked to take that decision eve...
The Morning Wrap 26 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
Ginsburg: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday said she won't leave the U.S. Supreme Court as long as her body and mind are strong, The New York Times reports. "I love my job," Ginsburg, 80, said. "I...
Obama on Law School: Two Years is Enough 24 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
We know what policies Barack Obama has pursued as president of the United States, but he opened up Friday about what he would do as the leader of a law school. His top priority: Cut out the third yea...
NLRB Revamps its In-House Legal Services 24 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am
The National Labor Relations Board has opened up a newly reorganized one-stop shop for its in-house legal services. The NLRB moved a number of its related offices to the new Division of Legal Counsel...
Cleary Partner to Lead DOJ Antitrust Litigation 23 Aug 2013 | 10:56 pm
Seasoned antitrust litigator David Gelfand, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, is joining the Justice Department's Antitrust Division as deputy assistant attorney general for litigation. ...
