Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday and her confirmation will now be put before the full U.S. Senate. According to the Associated Press,…
In the wrap-up of the Elena Kagan hearings this week, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog summarized the reaction of several Senators by saying “The gist of both sides’ complaints…
Good morning! Today is Tuesday, June 29th. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories. The Elena Kagan hearings began… Haynes and Boone added three attorneys to its NY real estate…
As I write this, Senators on the judiciary committee are making their opening statements while Elena Kagan sits silently, more like a prop on a stage than a nominee to the…
Score one for the Republicans. Dawn Johnsen announced Friday she is no longer under consideration to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. Johnsen’s Senate confirmation for the post…
The nomination of UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has drawn plenty of reaction from people of varying political stripes. Now California’s…
Good morning everyone! Today is Friday, March 5, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news… O’Melveny & Myers file a lawsuit against video game publisher Activision on behalf…
Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s selection to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, gained approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday and her nomination will now be forwarded to…
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, is poised to agree on a compromise bill that would overhaul the U.S. patent system. Details of the…
Joseph Greenaway has become the 15th Obama judicial nominee to win Senate confirmation. His nomination was cleared by the Senate judiciary committee in October, after being nominated last June, but…
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