NEwS FROM WASHINGTON » Senate Judiciary Approves Sri Srinivasan for D.C. Circuit » Cool Music Soothes Supreme Court » Unsealed Opinion Offers Few Clues on Mayoral Probe » At D.C. Circuit, Contractor Case Merits Take Backseat » Prosecutor, Two Judges Recommended for Superior Court » 'U.S. News' Top Law Schools Fall Short on Diversity Updated 3:51 p.m. The Senate Judiciary Committee gave unanimous approval to Sri Srinivasan to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, clearing the way for him to be the first new judge on the panel since... Read More » If there is any tension among Supreme Court justices as they tackle the tough pending cases of their current term, it was nowhere to be seen Wednesday afternoon at the court's spring musicale. As they have off and on since... Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Register Today: 10k Run & WalkJoin the legal community in supporting the American Heart Association through Lawyers Have Heart 10k Run and 3k Fun Walk! Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the Washington Harbour at Georgetown. Set up a team from your office and compete for bragging rights! - Presented in partnership by McDermott Will & Emery Click here | The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today unsealed a ruling in a dispute that features a prominent Washington businessman who's caught up in an investigation of corruption in the 2010 mayoral campaign. Jeffrey Thompson, who has not... Read More » Lawyers for the Federal Election Commission and government contractors on Thursday argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over a law that forbids the contract holders from making federal campaign donations. The merits of the case,... Read More » A federal prosecutor, magistrate judge and administrative law judge are being considered by the White House for a vacancy on the District of Columbia Superior Court. The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, a local body that vets applicants for... Read More » If you want to find the most racially diverse law faculties, look outside U.S. News and World Report's top-ranked schoolsway outside. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES Bankruptcy Code term "defalcation" includes culpable state of mind requirement involving knowledge of, or gross negligence in respect to, improper nature of fiduciary behavior (Breyer, J.) Read More » Patent exhaustion doctrine did not apply to allow farmer to reproduce patented seeds by planting and harvesting saved seeds without patent holder's permission (Kagan, J.) Read More » State law claims stemming from storage and disposal of towed vehicles not preempted by federal motor carrier regulatory statute (Ginsburg, J.) Read More » Virginia statute restricting public records access to Virginia citizens only does not violate either Privileges and Immunities Clause or dormant Commerce Clause (Alito, J.) Read More » Where noncitizen's conviction for marijuana distribution offense did not establish offense involved remuneration or more than small amount of marijuana, offense was not aggravated felony under immigration law (Sotomayor, J.) Read More » |
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