Congress Pushes Supreme Court on Ethics Rules

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • Congress Pushes Supreme Court on Ethics Rules • Malpractice Suit Against McDermott Dismissed • Business Roundtable Backs Regulation Transparency Bill • Defense in Chandra Levy Case Questions Government Conduct • Hail Mary Pass for Judgeships • After Sanctions, Law Firm In Porn Suits Dissolves Congress Pushes Supreme Court on Ethics Rules As promised a month ago, a group of Democratic members of Congress have reintroduced a bill to require U.S. Supreme Court justices to follow the same ethical rules as other federal judges. To sell it, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris... Read More » Malpractice Suit Against McDermott Dismissed A District of Columbia Superior Court judge dismissed malpractice claims against McDermott, Will & Emery on Friday, finding the plaintiffs were trying to re-litigate issues already decided in a related case in California. A former McDermott client, Theranos Inc., accused... Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Join MINTZ LEVIN - August 12 Join us August 12 at 1:00 pm EST, 10:00 am PST for a webinar featuring a discussion about the impact of the Windsor decision on employee benefits, immigration, employment, wealth transfer, securities, bankruptcy, litigation, taxes, and more. Visit www.mintz.com/Post-DOMA-Webinar for details. NY & CA CLE credit available. Business Roundtable Backs Regulation Transparency Bill Business Roundtable on Friday put its support behind legislation that would order the U.S. government to release details about proposed regulations and rules online each month. The All Economic Regulations are Transparent (ALERT) Act would "help the public engage earlier... Read More » Defense in Chandra Levy Case Questions Government Conduct In a recently unsealed transcript from a post-conviction hearing in the Chandra Levy case, lawyers for the man convicted of killing Levy repeatedly drew comparisons to the botched prosecution of the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens. The unredacted version of... Read More » Hail Mary Pass for Judgeships It's been years since Congress created more federal judge positions, and the latest proposal seeking to make up for lost time appears as quixotic as it is ambitious. Two senators introduced legislation last week to add 91 judges to the nation's circuit and district courts, which would represent the largest increase in more than three decades. Read More » After Sanctions, Law Firm In Porn Suits Dissolves The law firm whose attorneys were sanctioned by a federal judge for fraudulently filing dozens of copyright infringement cases against people accused of downloading pornographic films has voluntarily dissolved after posting more than $237,000 in bonds in the case. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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