Breyer Robbed at Caribbean Vacation Home14 Feb 2012

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's encounter with a machete-wielding robber at his vacation home in Nevis Feb. 9 resurrects the perennial question of how much security protection justices should have. According to a local press report from t...

Venable Managing Partner Steps Down After Six Years13 Feb 2012

Updated 5:02 p.m. Karl Racine, managing partner of Venable for the past six years, is stepping down to resume his white-collar and commercial-litigation practice, the firm announced on Monday. Racine previously served as an associate White House cou...

McGuireWoods’ Gross Revenue, Profits Per Partner Increase During 201113 Feb 2012

McGuireWoods’ gross revenue increased by 7 percent from last year, adding up to $567.5 million during 2011, our reporting has showed. Net income increased by 9.1 percent, to $162.5 million. Profits per partner saw a slight uptick to $900,000 — a ...

Obama Proposes Budget Increase for Legal Services13 Feb 2012

President Obama has urged Congress to give the Legal Services Corp. $402 million for fiscal 2013 – $68 million less than the budget proposed by the independent agency that provides civil legal aid to the poor. The proposal, part of the $3.8 trillio...

Bass, Berry & Sims Opens Washington Office With Lateral Managing Partner13 Feb 2012

Nashville, Tenn.-based Bass, Berry & Sims is opening a new Washington office, and the firm has tapped a former Fulbright & Jaworski partner to serve as its local managing partner. John Kelly will steer the ship for the firm’s fourth office,...

Strib editorial: Glitter-bombing will get someone hurt - MinnPost.com (blog)3 Feb 2012

Strib editorial: Glitter-bombing will get someone hurtMinnPost.com (blog)Glitterings are intended to intimidate and publicly humiliate people — a reason why activists post unflattering videos of politicians cringing as they're glittered. This may feel like a small measure of justice for those who've battled a lifetime of ...

Eagle vs. shark - Orlando Weekly1 Feb 2012

Orlando WeeklyEagle vs. sharkOrlando WeeklyIf the sites failed to comply, the bills would have given the owners of the copyrighted material broad recourse: They could have sought injunctions to prevent payment processors, like Visa or PayPal, from doing business with the offenders, ...

Rules of American justice: a tale of three cases - Salon24 Jan 2012

SalonRules of American justice: a tale of three casesSalonBy Glenn Greenwald Developments in three legal cases, just from the last 24 hours, potently illuminate the Rules of American Justice. First, the Justice Department yesterday charged a former CIA agent, John Kiriakou, with four felony counts for having ...and more »

Hunton & Williams | The Chesapeake Bay TMDL: Managing Our Water Resources ... - Linex Legal (press release) (registration)21 Jan 2012

Hunton & Williams | The Chesapeake Bay TMDL: Managing Our Water Resources ...Linex Legal (press release) (registration)Vice Chairman Leo Rogers is leading this effort, and once again we are teaming with the Construction Law Section. The joint session, enti- tled, “Navigating through Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs and Regulations,” will explore ...