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Friday morning docket: the privileged edition
It’s Friday, and here’s a look at what’s happening on the Hill: As members of Congress grilled him on the issue of the attorney-client privilege, Attorney General Michael Mukasey to… more »
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Friday morning docket: the privileged edition
Kimberly Atkins wrote 1 week ago: It’s Friday, and here’s a look at what’s happening on the Hill: As members of Con … more »
Lawmakers and feds look for solutions to mortgage mess
Kimberly Atkins wrote 1 week ago: The hot topic on this hot day in Washington is the mortgage mess. On the heels of the Senate advanci … more »
AAJ calls Vioxx case a preemption cautionary tale
Kimberly Atkins wrote 1 month ago: After two state appellate courts threw out verdicts against the drugmaker Merck & Co. in cases r … more »
Money discriminates against blind, federal appellate court rules
Kimberly Atkins wrote 1 month ago: After a six-year legal battle, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled yesterda … more »
SG Clement to step down
Kimberly Atkins wrote 2 months ago: The federal government’s chief appellate advocate has announced his plans to step down. U.S. S … more »
Former NLRB chairman withdraws nomination
Kimberly Atkins wrote 2 months ago: Robert J. Battista, the former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, has asked President G … more »
Monday status conference: Cinco de Mayo edition
Kimberly Atkins wrote 2 months ago: Justices from the nation’s highest court will convene in a conference on Thursday, lawmakers a … more »
Friday Morning Docket: Court readies to hear last arguments of term
Kimberly Atkins wrote 3 months ago: The warm days make it feel almost like summer, but school’s not out yet for lawmakers in Cong … more »
Tax day at the Supreme Court
Kimberly Atkins wrote 3 months ago: The fact that today is April 15 was not lost on the U.S. Supreme Court this morning. “Remarkab … more »
Monday status conference: From the Ten Commandments to the Second Amendment
Kimberly Atkins wrote 3 months ago: As Hollywood remembers Charlton Heston as a screen legend, gun rights activists remember him as the … more »
Bill to boost FDA tobacco regulation advances
Kimberly Atkins wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a bill that would give the Food and Drug … more »
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships
cwslibrary wrote 4 months ago: Provide funding for junior and senior year as well as graduate study for sophomores planning to purs … more »
Friday morning docket: Spring forward edition
Kimberly Atkins wrote 4 months ago: It’s chilly in Washington this morning, but the days will feel longer after we turn the clocks … more »
Trial lawyers' group, device maker react to Medtronic decision
Kimberly Atkins wrote 5 months ago: The American Association for Justice (formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) … more »
High Court rules in favor of federal preemption
Kimberly Atkins wrote 5 months ago: Today, the Supreme Court issued five decisions, three of which hold that federal law preempts certai … more »
Lawyers to employer clients: Proceed on new FMLA rules with caution
Kimberly Atkins wrote 5 months ago: The ABA Journal reports that new issues may soon arise for employers and their attorneys as a result … more »
Friday morning docket: pre-Groundhog Day edition
Kimberly Atkins wrote 5 months ago: While we wait for tomorrow’s forecast from Punxsutawney Phil, (UPDATE: Phil has a lawyer! Meet … more »
Bush announces NLRB nominees
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Kimberly Atkins wrote 5 months ago: President George W. Bush has submitted his nominees to fill the three vacancies on the National Labo … more »
EPA defends waiver denial to lawmakers
Kimberly Atkins wrote 5 months ago: Today the head of the Environmental Protection Agency defended the agency’s decision to deny a … more »
