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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 »

Tags: bush, Congress, Friday morning docket, Supreme Court

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 »

Tags: Congress

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 »

Tags: Federal Courts

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 »

Tags: Supreme Court, bush, department of justice

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 »

Tags: Congress, NLRB

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 »

Tags: Congress, department of justice, Monday status conference, Supreme Court

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 »

Tags: bush, Congress, Friday morning docket, Supreme Court

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 »

Tags: Supreme Court

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 »

Tags: Supreme Court, Congress

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 »

Tags: Congress

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 »

Tags: Abroad, Bioethics, Diplomacy, Foreign Service, global security, Government, Graduate, International Affairs, International Studies

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 »

Tags: Congress, Friday morning docket

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 »

Tags: Supreme Court

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 »

Tags: Supreme Court, State Agencies

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 »

Tags: Employment

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 »

Tags: Congress, election, Friday morning docket, Sentencing Guidelines, Supreme Court

Bush announces NLRB nominees2 comments

Kimberly Atkins wrote 5 months ago: President George W. Bush has submitted his nominees to fill the three vacancies on the National Labo … more »

Tags: bush, Congress, NLRB

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 »

Tags: Congress, Environment


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