June 19, 2015 | National Law Journal
DC Bar Foundation Awards $615K in Grants to Civil Legal Services ProvidersThe D.C. Prisoners' Project is one of 22 recipients of a D.C. Bar Foundation Legal Services Grant this year. The foundation awarded $615,000 in private grants to organizations that provide civil legal services to underserved and low-income residents of the Washington metropolitan area.
By Happy Carlock
3 minute read
June 19, 2015 | National Law Journal
DC Bar Foundation Awards $615K in Grants to Civil Legal Services ProvidersThe D.C. Prisoners' Project is one of 22 recipients of a D.C. Bar Foundation Legal Services Grant this year. The foundation awarded $615,000 in private grants to organizations that provide civil legal services to underserved and low-income residents of the Washington metropolitan area.
By Happy Carlock
3 minute read
June 17, 2015 | National Law Journal
Washington Lawyers' Committee Honors Pro Bono, Civil Rights LawyersTheodore Howard of Wiley Rein has long defended the rights of prisoners and fought against prison overcrowding across the country. John Relman of Relman, Dane & Colfax has championed the development of integrated communities in the fight for racial and economic justice.
By Happy Carlock
3 minute read
June 17, 2015 | National Law Journal
Washington Lawyers' Committee Honors Pro Bono, Civil Rights LawyersTheodore Howard of Wiley Rein has long defended the rights of prisoners and fought against prison overcrowding across the country. John Relman of Relman, Dane & Colfax has championed the development of integrated communities in the fight for racial and economic justice.
By Happy Carlock
3 minute read
June 17, 2015 | National Law Journal
Morning Wrap: Jenner Moves to Block Google Subpoenas | Sony Can't Shake Breach SuitJenner & Block fires back at Google's demand for documents. Sony loses round in a suit over last year's data breach. Sen. Bob Menendez must stand trial in the Garden State, a judge rules. And Judge Laurence Silberman of the D.C. Circuit isn't happy with the clarity of an agency's briefing. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Happy Carlock
3 minute read
June 17, 2015 | National Law Journal
Morning Wrap: Jenner Moves to Block Google Subpoenas | Sony Can't Shake Breach SuitJenner & Block fires back at Google's demand for documents. Sony loses round in a suit over last year's data breach. Sen. Bob Menendez must stand trial in the Garden State, a judge rules. And Judge Laurence Silberman of the D.C. Circuit isn't happy with the clarity of an agency's briefing. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Happy Carlock
3 minute read
June 11, 2015 | National Law Journal
Federal Appeals Court Calls Out Michigan Judge in Gun CaseCalling out a federal judge who "belittled" a defense lawyer in front of a jury, a federal appeals court this week granted a new trial in a Michigan gun case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said U.S. District Judge John O'Meara's in-court comments about the defense lawyer, Marvin Barnett, "created an appearance of bias that undermines the verdict."
By Happy Carlock
4 minute read
June 11, 2015 | National Law Journal
Federal Appeals Court Calls Out Michigan Judge in Gun CaseCalling out a federal judge who "belittled" a defense lawyer in front of a jury, a federal appeals court this week granted a new trial in a Michigan gun case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said U.S. District Judge John O'Meara's in-court comments about the defense lawyer, Marvin Barnett, "created an appearance of bias that undermines the verdict."
By Happy Carlock
4 minute read