Senators Introduce Congressional Clerkship Program
Summary: Four senators have introduced a bipartisan bill to create a congressional clerkship program. Four bipartisan senators introduced a bill…
Patrick Leahy
Supreme Court Developing Electronic Filing System
Summary: The United States Supreme Court has announced that it will develop an electronic filing system, according to Chief Justice John…
New Senate Bill Will Give Feds Access to your Emails and Facebook without Warrants
Our internet civil liberties are at stake again, as Congress slowly builds the sorts of laws that will underlay the…
Kagan Confirmed As 112th Supreme Court Justice
Elena Kagan was confirmed to the Supreme Court Thursday by a 63-37 vote in the U.S. Senate. Kagan becomes the…
Kagan Confirmation Nears Final Vote
The U.S. Senate made final arguments on whether to confirm Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan Tuesday and all signs indicate…
Morning Roundup
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, July 21st. Here's a quick recap of yesterday's stories. BuckleySandler added three attorneys to…
Kagan Confirmation Approved by Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday and her confirmation will now be put…
Congress Considers U.S. Patent Overhaul
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, is poised to agree on a compromise bill…
Obama Closer to Choices for DOJ
The list of candidates for Barack Obama's Department of Justice picks get shorter every day. Rumor says that David Odgen…
GOP to Put AG Choice Through the Ringer
While no one expects the Senate to vote down the confirmation of Covington & Burling partner Eric H. Holder Jr. as the…