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Reid files cloture on D.C. Circuit nominee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed cloture Monday on the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
AGs urge Senate to block D.C. Circuit nominees, pass Court Efficiency Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The attorneys general of seven states are putting pressure on the U.S. Senate to stop President Barack Obama from "politicizing" the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Iowa attorney elected president of defense bar
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) -- Cedar Rapids attorney Mike Weston has been elected president of DRI -- The Voice of the Defense Bar.
Latinos want Calif. AG to investigate Herbalife for alleged predatory business practices
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) -- Latino civil rights activists want California Attorney General Kamala Harris to look into the alleged predatory business practices of a nutrition and supplements company that also has been accused of operating a pyramid scheme.
Minn. AG wants federal agency to investigate complaints against Humana
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) -- Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has asked a federal agency to investigate and remedy complaints by the state's senior citizens about improper claims handling by Humana.
Poll shows Herring slightly up on Obenshain in Va. AG race
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- A recent poll shows that state Sen. Mark Herring, a Democrat, is slightly leading fellow state Sen. Mark Obenshain, a Republican, in the race for Virginia attorney general.
Report: Former Ecuadorian judge testifies to taking bribes from plaintiffs' lawyers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- A former Ecuadorian judge, who presided over the environmental case against Chevron Corp. when it was first filed in 2003, admitted Friday to taking bribes from the plaintiffs' lawyers who won a $19 billion judgment against the oil giant.
JCN launches campaign to stop Obama from 'packing' D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- On Friday, the Judicial Crisis Network launched its campaign urging the U.S. Senate to block President Barack Obama's attempt to "pack" the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Report: Head House Democrat running for Fla. AG
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- State Rep. Perry Thurston, the current Democratic Party leader in the Florida House, is running for state attorney general next year.
Md. AG tells newspaper it wasn't his job to break up senior week party
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) -- Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler said this week it wasn't his job to break up a senior week party at which many were drinking alcohol underage.
Mass. lawmaker joins AG race
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- State Rep. Harold "Hank" Naughton officially joined the race for Massachusetts attorney general Thursday.
PLF files opening brief in health care law 'Origination Clause' suit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A Sacramento, Calif.-based public interest legal organization has filed its opening brief in a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law for imposing unconstitutionally-enacted taxes.
Mayors ask U.S. AG to settle lawsuit over airline merger
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- The mayors of seven major cities sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week, asking him to settle the lawsuit over the proposed American Airlines and US Airways merger.
Calif. AG: Out-of-state organizations to pay $1 million for campaign finance violations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Thursday her office and the state's Fair Political Practices Commission have secured a $1 million civil settlement against two out-of-state organizations for campaign finance violations.
AGs want U.S. SC to review, reverse Tenth Circuit's Hobby Lobby ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris and 10 other state attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court this week, asking the court to review whether for-profit businesses can claim religious exemptions from the health care law's contraceptive mandate.
Pa. AG fires back at state lawmaker calling for her impeachment
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is firing back at a state lawmaker who called for her impeachment earlier this week.
Wyo. commission announces nominees for state SC vacancy
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Legal Newsline) -- The Wyoming Judicial Nominating Commission announced Tuesday it has submitted the names of three nominees -- all private attorneys -- to the governor to fill an upcoming vacancy on the state Supreme Court.
Report: D.C. elections board proceeding with AG election
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Despite the fact that the District of Columbia Council has voted twice to postpone its attorney general election, the District's Board of Elections is preparing for the election.
Hobby Lobby wants U.S. SC to review case over contraceptive mandate
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. says it wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its case against the federal government over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.
Eighth Circuit sides with paint manufacturer in case over negligent misrepresentation
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court, in a ruling Monday, said a district court correctly dismissed a company's negligent misrepresentation complaint.