Justice Dept. Fights $2M Fee Request in Voting Rights Case

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Justice Dept. Fights $2M Fee Request in Voting Rights Case • D.C. Circuit Weighs Challenge to Groin Searches at Guantanamo Bay • Senate Republicans Get Argument Time in Recess Case • Air Force G.C. Heads to Arnold & Porter • Jailed U.S. Contractor in Cuba Presses White House to Intervene • Law Firm Fights Subpoena Justice Dept. Fights $2M Fee Request in Voting Rights Case The U.S. Department of Justice is fighting a request from the lawyers for Shelby Co., Ala., for more than $2 million in legal fees and costs tied to their challenge of the constitutionality of a provision of the Voting Rights... Read More » D.C. Circuit Weighs Challenge to Groin Searches at Guantanamo Bay A federal appeals court in Washington heard arguments today over a body search policy at Guantanamo Bay that lawyers for detainees contend restricts access to counsel. A trial judge in July blocked the new policy, concluding the groin-area searches were... Read More » Senate Republicans Get Argument Time in Recess Case The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted Senate Republicans argument time on Jan. 13 when the justices hear historic debate over the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. As a result, the argument... Read More » Air Force G.C. Heads to Arnold & Porter A former general counsel for the U.S. Air Force who previously served as the top lawyer in the U.S. Army is headed to Arnold & Porter, the firm announced today. Charles Blanchard is joining as partner the firm's government contracts... Read More » Jailed U.S. Contractor in Cuba Presses White House to Intervene For the past four years, U.S. Agency for International Development contractor Alan Gross has wasted away in a Cuban prison, serving a 15-year sentence for providing Internet access to the island's small Jewish community. He's counting on lawyer Scott Gilbert to win his freedom and bring him home to Washington. Read More » Law Firm Fights Subpoena Two whistleblowers involved in the $3 billion health care fraud case against GlaxoSmithKline want Phillips & Cohen to share information on its work in the litigation. The boutique firm is fighting — again — to stay out of the fray. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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