Mike Scarcella

December 02, 2014 | National Law Journal

A roundup of legal news from ALM and other publications, including: AG Eric Holder Jr. plans new guidance to fight law enforcement profiling; a Calif. judge rejects an indefinite gag order against Microsoft; the Connecticut Law Tribune fights an order blocking publication of an article.

By Mike Scarcella

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December 01, 2014 | Law.com

Venable is suing a former client over the collection of more than $300,000 in legal fees. The complaint alleges New Jersey-based Overseas Lease Group Inc. “fraudulently induced” the firm to agree to replace Wiley Rein in a government-contracts case in federal claims court.

By Mike Scarcella

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November 25, 2014 | National Law Journal

A roundup of legal news from ALM and other publications, including: The Justice Department's Michael Brown investigation continues; DOJ lawyer Leondra Kruger is picked for the California Supreme Court; Microsoft sues the IRS.

By Mike Scarcella

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November 18, 2014 | National Law Journal

A roundup of legal news from ALM and other publications, including: AT&T's data privacy amicus brief in the Eleventh Circuit; a Baltimore judge gets irked over surveillance, and Morgan Lewis' growth strategy.

By Mike Scarcella

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November 11, 2014 | National Law Journal

A roundup of news from ALM publications and other media outlets, including: Kansas takes same-sex marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court; an Oklahoma businessman's billion-dollar divorce settlement; and a judge reverses himself in a prior restraint dispute in Georgia.

By Mike Scarcella

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November 10, 2014 | National Law Journal

A former House aide convicted for taking illegal gratuities from Jack Abramoff's lobbying group wants the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review the case.

By Mike Scarcella

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November 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

The D.C. Circuit today will hear a challenge to the NSA's bulk collection of phone records. The clocks were haywire Monday at the Supreme Court. And a decision nears on the president's pick to replace Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. Here's a news roundup from ALM publications and other media outlets.

By Mike Scarcella

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October 30, 2014 | National Law Journal

The federal government on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to block the compelled disclosure of mug shots, citing the “substantial” privacy interests of defendants. The U.S. Department of Justice is fighting a Michigan judge's ruling in a suit brought by the Detroit Free Press.

By Mike Scarcella

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October 28, 2014 | National Law Journal

A roundup of legal news from ALM and other publications, including: a judge slashes the $9 billion Actos punitive damages award; the Fourth Circuit will hear a public prayer case; and the feds sue New York and Computer Sciences Corp. over accusations of bilking Medicaid.

By Mike Scarcella

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October 21, 2014 | National Law Journal

Veteran appellate lawyer H. Thomas Byron III will defend the government's bulk collection of phone records next month in a Washington federal appeals court, according to court papers filed Monday. Byron goes up against Larry Klayman, the challenger and lead plaintiff.

By Mike Scarcella

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