Mike Scarcella is a senior editor in Washington on ALM Media's regulatory desk. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MikeScarcella. Mike works on a slate of newsletters: Supreme Court Brief | Higher Law | Compliance Hot Spots | Labor of Law.
August 11, 2009 | Corporate Counsel
DOJ Looks for 'Rock Star' to Run Top-Priority Fraud CasesThe U.S. Department of Justice is looking for what Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer calls "a superstar" to lead the fraud section. With additional resources and the strong backing of Justice higher-ups for more fraud prosecution, the new chief should become the bane of defense lawyers' existence nationwide. This "rock star" who will bring "cases of extraordinary importance" -- Breuer's words again -- will also play a "key role" in developing Justice policy and fraud enforcement initiatives.
By Mike Scarcella
7 minute read
April 13, 2009 | The Recorder
Stevens Fiasco Is Early Test for HolderA federal judge lashed the Justice Department for prosecutorial misconduct in its case last year against former Sen. Ted Stevens. The response in Washington has been mild so far.
By Mike Scarcella
7 minute read
April 08, 2011 | Legaltech News
Federal Circuit Takes Up Patent-Eligibility Dispute Over Human GenesLawyers representing researchers, pathologists, and women's health groups urged the Federal Circuit to uphold a ruling that said a genetics company's patents on two human genes are invalid and unconstitutional. The court narrowly assessed whether an isolated gene is substantively different from DNA itself, and looked at the potential consequences for the biotechnology industry.
By Mike Scarcella
4 minute read
July 02, 2009 | Law.com
Federal Judge Questions Prosecution Conduct in International Drug Trafficking CaseBy Mike Scarcella
3 minute read
September 21, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
BigLaw Firm Pulled Deeper Into Ex-Partner's Legal Woes Over Young Lawyer's MurderArent Fox has been pulled into a $20 million wrongful death suit filed by the wife of a Washington lawyer who was found stabbed to death in the home of one the firm's former partners.
By Mike Scarcella
7 minute read
July 29, 2009 | Law.com
D.C. Circuit Tells Judge to Evaluate French Law in Terror SuitThe grandson of a murdered Iranian general won a reprieve Tuesday in a Washington appeals court, which found his suit against Iran is entitled to additional hearings. The D.C. Circuit overturned the dismissal of the suit and told the lower court to take a look at French law. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the assassination of Gen. Gholam Ali Oveissi in Paris in 1984. Two decades later his grandson, Amir Reza Oveissi, sued the Iranian government in the U.S. for an alleged state-sponsored terrorist act.
By Mike Scarcella
3 minute read
April 14, 2010 | New York Law Journal
Panelists Debate Adherence to Prosecutors' Disclosure ObligationsBy Mike Scarcella
5 minute read
November 11, 2009 | Daily Business Review
ABA panel cites need for rule changeA panel discussion among defense lawyers, prosecutors and academics addressed discovery obligations at the American Bar Association's office in downtown Washington.
By Mike Scarcella
3 minute read
December 16, 2009 | Law.com
D.C. Circuit Hears Atheists' Suit Over Presidential OathAtheist lawyer Michael Newdow, who has unsuccessfully challenged religious trappings of presidential inaugurations past, took his latest dispute -- this one involving Barack Obama's inauguration -- to the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday. Newdow and his fellow plaintiffs say the phrase "so help me God" at the end of the oath of office violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment. Newdow argued that he has suffered "stigmatic" injury. Atheists, he said, are considered "second-class citizens" in the United States.
By Mike Scarcella
3 minute read
November 20, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer
GPS Pushes the Line on Public Versus PrivateAntoine Jones was the target of a cocaine trafficking investigation when federal agents stuck an electronic tracking device on his Jeep Cherokee, secretly following the vehicle's every move for 24 hours a day.
By Mike Scarcella
6 minute read
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