NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Senate Moves on Judicial, Executive Confirmations • Health Care Web Contractor Agrees to Release Documents to Congress • Court Adopts Broad Definition of 'Performance of Duty' in Police Case • Settlement Talks Opening in Toyota Death, Injury Claims • Chanel Infringer Ordered to Surrender Domain Names • In Corruption Case, Feds Secure Plea to Tax Charges • Wall Street Lobbying Group Loses CEO, Ex-Sen. Gregg • The Morning Wrap • Report Shows Labor Violations by Federal Contractors • After Acquittal on Piracy, Jury Hangs on Remaining Charges Working nearly around the clock, the Senate has confirmed a slate of non-controversial judicial and executive nominees in an end-of-the year push to finish legislative business. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says more confirmation votes will come next week.... Read More » A contractor that worked on the Obama administration's health care website agreed to turn over documents subpoenaed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, determining that a request by the Department of Health and Human Services to keep... Read More » A lieutenant in the Metropolitan Police Department who said she suffered psychological problems after facing retaliation at work should be considered an employee injured in "performance of duty," the District of Columbia Court of Appeals said. A three-judge panel yesterday... Read More » Lawyers for Toyota Motor Corp. have taken a step toward settling hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of drivers injured or killed in accidents blamed on sudden, unintended acceleration, according to court documents. Read More » A federal judge rewarded fragrance and accessories maker Chanel Inc.'s perseverance in a trademark case by giving the company 16 of the defendants' domain names—more than five years after awarding a judgment and permanent injunction to Chanel. Read More » The former manager of a small Southern California city who has admitted plundering its coffers for personal gain has filed a plea agreement with the court to federal tax charges, according to federal prosecutors in Los Angeles. Read More » Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) is out as the head of a leading Wall Street lobbying group after less than a year on the job. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) announced Thursday that Gregg's resignation was "effective... Read More » Watching: "In an unusual move that raised the stakes in a major copyright battle between broadcast television networks and the upstart Aereo service, Aereo Inc. on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve the dispute, even though it won... Read More » Companies that receive federal contracts and break labor laws could face greater scrutiny from the U.S. government, if Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) gets his way. Harkin, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday urged President... Read More » A Washington federal district judge today declared a mistrial in the prosecution of a Somali man accused of aiding high-seas pirates. The jury in November acquitted Ali Mohammad Ali of piracy—the most serious of the crimes he was charged with—and,... Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES | 
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