Shutdown Delays Judicial Confirmation Process

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • Shutdown Delays Judicial Confirmation Process • Blogger's Widow Fights Inclusion in Libel Case • No Hearings Postponed As D.C. Circuit Presses On • Goldman Sachs Adds Voice to Debt Ceiling Chorus • Colleagues Recall Chief Justice's Early Days • Toyota Plaintiffs Target Vehicle Electronics Shutdown Delays Judicial Confirmation Process The government shutdown is delaying the judicial nominations process, postponing a confirmation hearing and a committee vote on one of President Obama's picks for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Last week, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick... Read More » Blogger's Widow Fights Inclusion in Libel Case The widow of blogger and web publisher Andrew Breitbart is fighting an attempt to make her a defendant in a defamation lawsuit against her late husband. After months of wrangling over Breitbart's role in the case following his death in... Read More » No Hearings Postponed As D.C. Circuit Presses On Citing the government shutdown, U.S. Justice Department lawyers urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to postpone certain cases set for hearings last week and through the end of this week. The court, in at least seven... Read More » Goldman Sachs Adds Voice to Debt Ceiling Chorus As much as 4.2 percent of the annualized U.S. gross domestic product could vanish if Congress doesn't raise the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling this month—potentially knocking the U.S. economy into a quick downward spiral, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. warned investors... Read More » Colleagues Recall Chief Justice's Early Days During the 1990s and early 2000s, John Roberts was widely viewed as one of the best Supreme Court advocates of his time. His skills as a litigator still serve him on the high court. Read More » Toyota Plaintiffs Target Vehicle Electronics The sudden-acceleration litigation against Toyota shifts to Oklahoma on Monday, as plaintiffs attorneys for the first time blame vehicle electronics for a crash that injured the driver and killed a front-seat passenger. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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