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Former N.D. AG appeals ruling in suit against law school to D.C. Circuit

June 17, 2013 1:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A former North Dakota attorney general is appealing a ruling by a federal judge earlier this month that Georgetown University’s law school did not discriminate against him based on his age when it passed him over … Read More »

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Defense lawyers want U.S. SC to take up case over medical device preemption

June 14, 2013 12:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A group of defense lawyers, in an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week, argued that the court should take up a case over the Medical Device Amendments to the federal Food, … Read More »

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Republicans backing Ark. Congressman’s Stop Court Packing Act

June 12, 2013 9:15 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Nearly a dozen Republican Congressmen have signed on to a piece of legislation that would reduce the number of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 11 to eight. … Read More »

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Ark. Congressman introduces Stop Court Packing Act to eliminate three D.C. Circuit seats

June 7, 2013 9:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., earlier this week introduced what he calls the Stop Court Packing Act, which would reduce the number of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit … Read More »

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Law professor says Obama making a statement with three D.C. Circuit nominations

June 5, 2013 3:30 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A University of Richmond law professor says President Barack Obama’s decision to make three, simultaneous nominations to one of the nation’s most important courts, albeit bold and somewhat unusual, is a statement to Republicans. Obama said … Read More »

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U.S. SC sends case over front-loading washers back to Seventh Circuit, citing Comcast decision

June 4, 2013 12:30 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court has remanded a case over alleged mold problems in some Sears front-loading washers to a federal appeals court. According to an order list released Monday, the nation’s high court granted Sears’ petition … Read More »

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Obama nominates three to fill remaining vacancies on D.C. Circuit

June 4, 2013 10:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he will nominate three individuals, two lawyers and one federal judge, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Obama said in a high-profile press conference, held … Read More »

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D.C. Circuit: Campaign donation case must be heard en banc

June 3, 2013 1:30 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week sent a lawsuit brought by federal contractors over their right to make campaign donations back to a federal court. … Read More »

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Deepwater Horizon settlement sees struggles

May 30, 2013 8:55 AM
By Amanda Robert

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — Motley Rice founding member Joseph Rice is no stranger to complex litigation settlements. He once served as lead private counsel for 26 jurisdictions, including several state attorneys general, and helped negotiate the National Tobacco Settlement. … Read More »

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Justice group supports Judiciary’s request for $73M in emergency funds

May 29, 2013 2:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Justice at Stake, in a letter to congressional leaders this week, voiced its support for a recent request by the federal courts for an emergency infusion of $73 million, including $41 million for federal public defenders. … Read More »

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