Justice Department, Texas Clash Over Discovery in Voting Rights Case

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Justice Department, Texas Clash Over Discovery in Voting Rights Case • Boies Schiller, Mayer Brown Represent D.C. Council in Budget Fight • Former Top DOJ Lawyer Amy Jeffress Joins Arnold & Porter • Attorney Pardoned in Judicial Bribery Case Sues Over Disbarment • Justice Alito Re-Enters Two Key Business Cases • Theory: The Time Was Never Better to Enroll in Law School Justice Department, Texas Clash Over Discovery in Voting Rights Case The U.S. Department of Justice and Texas have locked horns over discovery in a prominent voting rights challenge. Lawyers from the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division asked a panel of judges Wednesday to compel Texas to turn over legislative documents that "may shed light on the Texas Legislature's motivation" for enacting the 2011 congressional redistricting plans. Read More » Boies Schiller, Mayer Brown Represent D.C. Council in Budget Fight Lawyers from Boies, Schiller & Flexner and Mayer Brown are representing the District of Columbia Council in its lawsuit against the mayor over management of the city's budget. Read More » Former Top DOJ Lawyer Amy Jeffress Joins Arnold & Porter Amy Jeffress has joined Arnold & Porter as a partner in the white-collar and national security practices after a lengthy career in the federal government. Read More » Attorney Pardoned in Judicial Bribery Case Sues Over Disbarment Disbarred Washington attorney William Borders Jr., convicted of trying to bribe a federal judge and later pardoned by President Bill Clinton, is suing for reinstatement to the D.C. Bar. Read More » Justice Alito Re-Enters Two Key Business Cases U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. will participate in two cases set for argument next week in which he had previously recused himself. Read More » Theory: The Time Was Never Better to Enroll in Law School Is now the ideal time to enroll in law school? An assistant dean for admissions has been making the counterintuitive case that it is. He's not the first to float the idea, but he's struck a nerve. Read More »

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