House Panel Questions 'Disturbing' Dickstein Email

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • House Panel Questions 'Disturbing' Dickstein Email • On Capitol Hill, DOJ Explains Marijuana Stance • Investigation Spurs Swift Response on Tax Sale Reform • Akin Adds Fraud Enforcer to Litigation Practice • DOJ Lawyers Move to Private Practice • Law Schools Plot Expansion, Renovation in the Dakotas House Panel Questions 'Disturbing' Dickstein Email Dickstein Shapiro was the unexpected target of ire today by Republican and Democrat members of the House Committee on Government Reform, who assailed the firm for conduct that "crosses the line." Dickstein represents Jonathan Silver, one of the witnesses who... Read More » On Capitol Hill, DOJ Explains Marijuana Stance U.S. Justice Department officials decided not to challenge state laws that decriminalized marijuana because law enforcement officials feared government action could turn Colorado and Washington into black markets for the drug, Deputy Attorney General James Cole testified Tuesday. Cole told... Read More » Investigation Spurs Swift Response on Tax Sale Reform Updated at 4:05 p.m. A recent investigation into how the District of Columbia manages the sale of properties with delinquent taxes sparked calls for action this week by local politicians—more than a year after a coalition of lawyers and advocates... Read More » Akin Adds Fraud Enforcer to Litigation Practice A former senior prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia is joining Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a partner in the litigation practice. Charles Connolly, who led the prosecution office's public corruption and... Read More » DOJ Lawyers Move to Private Practice A pair of U.S. Justice Department attorneys have moved to law firms in Washington. Jamillia Ferris, formerly chief of staff and counsel to the assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Division, and Marcus Christian, previously the executive assistant U.S. attorney... Read More » Law Schools Plot Expansion, Renovation in the Dakotas The University of South Dakota School of Law this month announced that it has received a $1 million donation from an alumnus for a major renovation and expansion of its 32-year-old campus. Meanwhile, the school's neighbor to the north, the University of North Dakota School of Law, is moving forward with plans for a major renovation. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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