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Survey: Majority of Va. voters prefer McAuliffe over Cuccinelli
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- Democrat Terry McAuliffe has the edge over Virginia Attorney General and Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the race for governor, according to survey results released last week.
Report: Cooper tells crowd he plans to run for governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is all but in for governor in 2016.
Shutdown delays vote on D.C. Circuit nominee, others
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The government shutdown has delayed a committee vote on Robert Leon Wilkins, President Barack Obama's third nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
U.S. SC declines to hear Scruggs' appeal
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by disgraced Mississippi attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs.
Wis. AG won't seek re-election
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -- Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he will not seek a third term as the state's top lawyer.
Judge denies jury trial in Chevron RICO case
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- The federal judge overseeing a fraud lawsuit filed by Chevron Corp. has decided to deny the defendants in the case a jury trial.
Former Pa. SC justice not allowed to practice law in federal court
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's license to practice law in federal court has been temporarily suspended.
Okla. AG urges DOJ to let airline merger proceed
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is urging the federal government to allow a merger between American Airlines and US Airways to proceed.
Former Texas SC chief justice joins law firm
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- Former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson is joining Alexander Dubose & Townsend LLP.
Report: Ill. governor appeals to state SC over lawmaker pay ruling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has filed an appeal to the state Supreme Court, asking it to overturn a lower court's decision declaring his veto of money for lawmaker salaries unconstitutional.
Report: N.C. AG may be running for governor in 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper says he plans to run for office in 2016, but not for attorney general.
Report: Neb. senator wants state SC to toss state bar association requirement
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) -- A Nebraska lawmaker is asking the state Supreme Court to toss a state bar association rule that requires Nebraska lawyers to be members of the bar.
Hearing set for N.J. SC nominee
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- A hearing has been scheduled for one of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's state Supreme Court nominees.
Report: Council -- again -- votes to delay D.C. AG election
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The District of Columbia Council has voted for a second time to postpone the District's attorney general election.
U.S. SC to hear arguments in campaign finance case next week
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court next week will hear arguments in what some have deemed the next big campaign finance case, and eight special interest groups contend the federal court ruling needs to be upheld to protect democracy.
Federal judge sides with Activision, Texas law firm in patent dispute with Neb. AG
OMAHA, Neb. (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge ruled last week that a Texas law firm can represent Activision TV Inc. in a patent infringement case.
Report: N.C. AG chides governor for hiring outside attorneys in voter ID case
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper told reporters Tuesday that his office should be representing the state in a lawsuit filed against its new voting law.
Mich. appeals court rules against cheese producer
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- The Michigan Court of Appeals this week ruled that an insurer did not breach its contract with a cheese producer when it failed to pay the company for losses associated with a recall.
Defense lawyer files lawsuit against D.C. board, council over AG election delay
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Paul Zukerberg, a Washington, D.C., attorney who specializes in defending marijuana possession cases, this week filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Council for delaying the District's attorney general election.
Government shutdown hits DOJ, D.C. local courts hardest so far
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The federal government is on the second day of its first shutdown in nearly 18 years and hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed, including more than 1,000 U.S. Department of Justice lawyers.