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The matter of the Central Intelligence Agency interrogation tapes – and questions about who should investigate their destruction – may be Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s first big challenge at the Department of Justice.

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The matter of the Central Intelligence Agency interrogation tapes – and questions about who should investigate their destruction – may be Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s first big challenge at the Department of Justice. Mr. Mukasey has asked Congress and the courts to let his department and the CIA handle the initial probe. Outside inquiries might […]

The matter of the Central Intelligence Agency interrogation tapes – and questions about who should investigate their destruction – may be Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s first big challenge at the Department of Justice. Read More »

Facebook is suing a Canadian company that specialises in online pornography, alleging that it hacked into the social networking site’s computers in an attempt to obtain the personal information of Facebook users.

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Facebook is suing a Canadian company that specialises in online pornography, alleging that it hacked into the social networking site’s computers in an attempt to obtain the personal information of Facebook users. An Ontario-based company that trades under the name SlickCash was named in a complaint filed last week by Facebook in San Jose, California.

Facebook is suing a Canadian company that specialises in online pornography, alleging that it hacked into the social networking site’s computers in an attempt to obtain the personal information of Facebook users. Read More »

US Telecommunications companies won a skirmish in the Senate on Monday as a bill to protect them from lawsuits for cooperating with the Bush administration’s eavesdropping programs easily overcame a procedural hurdle.

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Telecommunications companies won a skirmish in the Senate on Monday as a bill to protect them from lawsuits for cooperating with the Bush administration’s eavesdropping programs easily overcame a procedural hurdle. By 76 to 10, with Democrats divided, the Senate voted to advance the bill for consideration. A measure to block it, which was led

US Telecommunications companies won a skirmish in the Senate on Monday as a bill to protect them from lawsuits for cooperating with the Bush administration’s eavesdropping programs easily overcame a procedural hurdle. Read More »

U.S. Congress members vowed on Sunday to investigate the CIA’s destruction of videotapes depicting harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, despite Justice Department advice that the agency not cooperate.

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U.S. Congress members vowed on Sunday to investigate the CIA’s destruction of videotapes depicting harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, despite Justice Department advice that the agency not cooperate. The top Republican member of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee and a leading Democratic voice on security joined in a blistering attack on the CIA and

U.S. Congress members vowed on Sunday to investigate the CIA’s destruction of videotapes depicting harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, despite Justice Department advice that the agency not cooperate. Read More »

Fighting tort law reform is a major issue, particularly if you’re Robert Peck and his nine law firm partners who reprsent the Center for Constituional Litigation in Washington.

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Attorney Robert Peck and his nine law firm partners at the Center for Constitutional Litigation in Washington look like average plaintiffs lawyers when they walk into courtrooms around the country, but they’re not. They are the lawyers to trial lawyers nationwide, fighting “tort reform.” The center’s attorneys are on retainer for the trial lawyers’ trade

Fighting tort law reform is a major issue, particularly if you’re Robert Peck and his nine law firm partners who reprsent the Center for Constituional Litigation in Washington. Read More »

The trial of seven defendants accused of conspiring to wage war against America is testament to the strange challenges of trying to pre-emptively prosecute the war on terror.

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If you were watching the movie version of the terrorism trial that ended Thursday in Miami, FL, you might walk out around the time the seven suspects take an oath to al-Qaeda in a warehouse. The scene would feel so contrived, such a low-budget mockumentary of itself, that you might not be able to stomach

The trial of seven defendants accused of conspiring to wage war against America is testament to the strange challenges of trying to pre-emptively prosecute the war on terror. Read More »

Being old has never been so good. If you’re healthy and productive and eager to keep working, there’s a law firm out there that wants you. Need work/life balance? No problem. Fancy setting your own schedule? Done. No matter that you’re an aging baby boomer approaching senior status. You can demand-and get-flexibility.

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Getting old has never been so good. If you’re healthy and productive and eager to keep working, there’s a law firm out there that wants you. Need work/life balance? No problem. Fancy setting your own schedule? Done. No matter that you’re an aging baby boomer approaching senior status. You can demand-and get-flexibility. That’s what Kenneth

Being old has never been so good. If you’re healthy and productive and eager to keep working, there’s a law firm out there that wants you. Need work/life balance? No problem. Fancy setting your own schedule? Done. No matter that you’re an aging baby boomer approaching senior status. You can demand-and get-flexibility. Read More »

In the face of a global litigation onslaught by competitors, Qualcomm is putting up $200 million to defend its business model. The American Lawyer reports.

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Nearly 20 years ago, Qualcomm Incorporated’s founder, Irwin Jacobs, made one hell of a bet. Jacobs believed that a technique invented for guiding torpedoes during World War II-a highly complex but efficient way of directing traffic in the airwaves-would someday become the basis for a worldwide standard in digital wireless communication. It was a risky

In the face of a global litigation onslaught by competitors, Qualcomm is putting up $200 million to defend its business model. The American Lawyer reports. Read More »

A federal judge in Sacramento on Wednesday upheld a California law regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, another in a string of legal defeats for the auto industry this year.

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A federal judge in Sacramento on Wednesday upheld a California law regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, another in a string of legal defeats for the auto industry this year. The ruling, by Judge Anthony W. Ishii of United States District Court, affirms a 2002 California law that would effectively force automakers to

A federal judge in Sacramento on Wednesday upheld a California law regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, another in a string of legal defeats for the auto industry this year. Read More »

Moves to reduce drastically the fees that British barristers earn in long, complex cases will put at risk 14 terrorism trials due to start next year, the new head of the Bar will say today.

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Moves to reduce drastically the fees that barristers earn in long, complex cases will put at risk 14 terrorism trials due to start next year, the new head of the Bar will say today. Tim Dutton, QC, said that the reforms — intended to replace the present rates, which have led to some barristers earning

Moves to reduce drastically the fees that British barristers earn in long, complex cases will put at risk 14 terrorism trials due to start next year, the new head of the Bar will say today. Read More »

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