Big Law Goes to Bat for Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Big Law Goes to Bat for Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell • Obama Commutes Prison Terms For Eight Drug Offenders • Court Reverses Sanctions Against Tax Office for Faulty Computer System • Support for Death Penalty Slipping, Organization Finds • Lawsuit: Retailer Wrecked Couple's Credit Over Bad Review • NSA Review Panel Recommends Surveillance Court Reforms Big Law Goes to Bat for Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell Lawyers from three prominent law firms were involved in the recent challenge of a decision by federal prosecutors in Virginia to bring charges against Gov. Robert McDonnell (R) and his wife. According to The Washington Post, Justice Department officials, including... Read More » Obama Commutes Prison Terms For Eight Drug Offenders The prison terms of eight drug offenders who were sentenced "under an unfair system" were commuted today, President Barack Obama said. "If they had been sentenced under the current law, many of them would have already served their time and... Read More » Court Reverses Sanctions Against Tax Office for Faulty Computer System The District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue's computer system was like something out of "The Terminator," Senior Judge Frank Schwelb of the D.C. Court of Appeals wrote: a machine "defying the will of those who programmed it." For... Read More » Support for Death Penalty Slipping, Organization Finds In 2013, public support for the death penalty inched down; executions decreased and the number of death penalty states declined, according to an annual report by the Death Penalty Information Center. Read More » Lawsuit: Retailer Wrecked Couple's Credit Over Bad Review As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, Public Citizen is hauling an online retailer into Utah federal court over some allegedly Grinch-like behavior. Read More » NSA Review Panel Recommends Surveillance Court Reforms The chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court should not hold the sole authority to appoint judges to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, an Obama administration review group said today in a lengthy report that offers reforms to better protect... Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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