There have to be other lawyers in Washington besides Robert B. Barnett, but lately it would seem that Barnett is getting all the work.
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Pols and journalists flock to Washington lawyer Robert Barnett
July 11, 2008 at 8:15am | By A. James Memmott
Copied passages cloud judicial nomination of Michael E. O’Neill
July 7, 2008 at 9:15am | By A. James Memmott
On paper, the nomination by President Bush of Michael E. O’Neill to be a federal judge would seem to have a good chance of being confirmed by the U.S. Senate. But O’Neill’s prospects of serving on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia cannot have been helped by a story in Friday’s New York Times.
Dickie Scruggs sentenced to 5 years and $250,000 fine in bribery case
June 27, 2008 at 4:24pm | By A. James Memmott
Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, a lawyer who made millions suing corporations, was sentenced to five years in prison today for his part in a scheme to bribe a state judge with $40,000.
Ex-Bear Stearns managers indicted on fraud in funds’ collapse
June 20, 2008 at 10:44am | By Carol Eisenberg
A little more than a year ago, they were masters of the universe, pulling down eight-figure salaries as hedge fund managers at the vanguard of the booming mortgage market.
Judge, accused of putting porn on his website, steps away from obscenity trial
June 16, 2008 at 7:27am | By A. James Memmott
Federal judge Alex Kozinski was once described in the magazine Legal Affairs as “zany and bawdy, a high-pitched giggler and an anything-goes storyteller.”
Indicted billionaire Henry Nicholas III crusaded for tough penalties for criminals
June 13, 2008 at 6:47am | By Carol Eisenberg
To say that Henry T. Nicholas III is a man of contradictions doesn’t begin to convey the scope of it.
Sandra Day O’Connor develops digital game to promote democracy
June 10, 2008 at 1:11pm | By Carol Eisenberg
She was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by the late Ronald Reagan, a president who decried “judicial activism.”
Pellicano convicted of wiretapping and racketeering
May 16, 2008 at 12:30pm | By A. James Memmott
The government got what it wanted Thursday with the conviction of Anthony Pellicano. A jury found the so-called “private eye to the stars” guilty on charges including wiretapping and racketeering.
Fan accused of plagiarizing J.K. Rowling cries on stand
April 16, 2008 at 11:31am | By Carol Eisenberg
A Harry Potter fan who sought to publish an encyclopedic guide to the series about the boy wizard broke down and cried on the witness stand yesterday as he faced his idol J.K. Rowling.
Sen. David Vitter escapes hot seat in DC madam trial
April 14, 2008 at 4:09pm | By Mark Toor
Looks like Louisiana Sen. David Vitter and several other prominent men will be spared having to testify about their sex lives after all.
Did ‘Yoo Doctrine’ spawn torture?
April 3, 2008 at 12:59pm | By Carol Eisenberg
The disclosure this week of a March, 2003 memo from Justice Department lawyer John C. Yoo, asserting that laws banning torture were trumped by the president’s authority as commander-in-chief in a time of war, appears to offer a direct line to subsequent abuses at Abu Ghraib prison.
The Beatles go to court
March 25, 2008 at 8:25am | By Emily Morgan
Yesterday, all their problems were so far away.
Spitzer ‘deeply involved’ in Bruno smear effort
March 24, 2008 at 1:03am | By Gary Jacobson
There’s more trouble for former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. The New York Times reports that Spitzer was “deeply involved” in the effort to discredit State Senate majority leader Joseph Bruno last year. Previously, Spitzer had said he was not personally involved.
Zach Scruggs pleads guilty in Mississippi bribery case
March 23, 2008 at 8:45am | By A. James Memmott
Like father, like son.
David Zachary Scruggs, the son of plaintiff’s attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, has followed his father’s lead and pleaded guilty to federal charges.
Lawsuit settled over Beach Boys name
March 21, 2008 at 2:30pm | By Carol Eisenberg
A five-year legal fight over the use of the Beach Boys’ name has been settled amicably, paving the way for a possible reunion by the surviving members of the California surf-sound group.
DC court disbars Scooter Libby
March 20, 2008 at 11:15am | By Laurie Bennett
I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, has been disbarred from practicing law in the District of Columbia.
Shandling brings rare laugh to Pellicano trial
March 17, 2008 at 10:45am | By A. James Memmott
About to enter into its third week, the Anthony Pellicano trial isn’t living up to its advance reviews.
Anne Farrell leaving Washington Mutual
March 16, 2008 at 7:35pm | By Gary Jacobson
Some might call it good timing for Anne V. Farrell, who is leaving the Washington Mutual board of directors because she has reached the mandatory retirement age of 72. Washington Mutual, the embattled Seattle lender, is facing lawsuits, more big lending losses, and is the subject of takeover speculation.
Spitzer’s fate lies with opposing legal teams
March 16, 2008 at 8:57am | By A. James Memmott
Eliot Spitzer is out of a job as of tomorrow.
But even though the soon-to-be-former New York governor has suffered an astonishing fall because of his alleged involvement with prostitutes, he hasn’t yet been charged with a crime.
Reporter fines suspended in anthrax case
March 13, 2008 at 8:43am | By A. James Memmott
A federal appeals court Tuesday suspended a lower court order that commanded a former USA Today reporter to speak up or pay up.
