Federal Judges to Get COLA
The US House of Representatives voted this week for a $410 billion spending plan to keep the federal government running…
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Obama Ex-Strategist Berman Joins Bryan Cave
Obama campaign strategist Jeff Berman has joined the DC office of St. Louis, Missouri's Bryan Cave. Berman is part of…
White House Lawyers Battle Obama Tchochkes
Marketers have been making a mint off of the images of Barack Obama and his family. Now, White House lawyers…
Blago Says He Will “Boycott” His Own Impeachment
Comparing himself to a cowboy facing a hanging, Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich condemned the state Senate for preparing to…
Impeachment Prosecutor Calls 12 Witnesses Against Blago
The prosecutor in Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's pending impeachment trial in the state Senate said today he will call more…
Anti-Choice Groups Fear An Obama Administration
The announcement of Obama's administration is helping abortion rights supporters feel optimistic, while unnerving "pro-lifers." Thursday is the 36th anniversary…
Sonnenschein Celebrates Inauguration
The Blog of Legal Times reports from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal's swanky Obama inauguration party: Saturday night, Sonnenschein Nath &…
NY Attorneys Donate to Obama Inauguration
According to the New York Law Journal: Dozens of New York lawyers have reached into their pockets to help new…
Obama Makes Key DOJ Appointments [UPDATE]
President-elect Barack Obama announced the nominations of four well-known lawyers to key posts in the Justice Department, including deputy attorney…
Butts, Maher Join Obama in Washington
President-elect Barack Obama is attracting even more Washington lawyers to his incoming administration. Cassandra Butts, who met Obama at Harvard…
Obama Aides Lawyer Up for Blago Probe
Top aides to President-elect Barack Obama are lawyering up, in anticipation of questioning in the probe of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's…
ATL Readers Choose “Lawyer of the Year,” and It’s Exactly Who You’d Expect
Above the Law has announced its Lawyer of the Year, based on a reader poll. And it's exactly who you'd…