Sam Hananel

December 05, 2012 | Daily Report Online

A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that considers whether President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies in his administration.

By Sam Hananel

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December 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

Several Supreme Court justices questioned on Wednesday whether AT&T Corp. is discriminating against former employees by paying smaller retirement checks to women who took pregnancy leaves in the 1960s and 1970s. The Court heard arguments in the case of four women who lost seniority credit when they took maternity leave before passage of a 1979 law that barred the practice of treating pregnancy leaves differently from other disability leaves.

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June 02, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A one-time chief of staff to former Oklahoma Rep. Ernest Istook has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the House as part of the Jack Abramoff scandal.John Albaugh is accused of accepting meals, sports and concert tickets, and other perks from lobbyists in exchange for official favors, according to charges outlined in a criminal information filed in federal court on Friday.

By SAM HANANEL

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May 12, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The revolving door between former members of Congress and lucrative lobbying firms usually leads one way. But Jim Slattery is trying to make a U-turn.After spending more than a decade in Washington making millions of dollars at one of the nation's most prestigious law firms, the former Democratic congressman from Topeka is jumping back into the political arena in a bid to unseat Sen.

By SAM HANANEL

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January 25, 2013 | Daily Report Online

In a setback for President Barack Obama, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that he violated the Constitution in making recess appointments last year, a decision that could severely curtail the president's ability to bypass the Senate to fill administration vacancies.

By Sam Hananel

6 minute read

November 29, 2012 | Daily Report Online

In a major test of presidential power, federal appeals courts are starting to hear legal challenges to President Barack Obama's decision to bypass the Senate in appointing three members to the National Labor Relations Board.

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March 03, 2010 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - John Pilkington's boss wouldn't take no for an answer.During more than two years as a food runner at an upscale steakhouse in Scottsdale, Arizona, Pilkington says his male supervisor groped, fondled and otherwise sexually harassed him more than a dozen times."It was very embarrassing," Pilkington said.

By SAM HANANEL

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June 13, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Unpaid internships have long been a path of opportunity for students and recent grads looking to get a foot in the door in the entertainment, publishing and other prominent industries, even if it takes a generous subsidy from Mom and Dad.

By Sam Hananel

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January 14, 2005 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge John Bates denied on Friday Michael Newdow's lawsuit aimed at preventing the saying of a Christian prayer at President Bush's inauguration. Bates said the claim should be denied because Newdow had lost a similar lawsuit in federal appeals court last year, adding that Newdow had no legal standing to pursue his claim. Newdow gained publicity two years ago, after winning a case on the Pledge of Allegiance before the 9th Circuit; the Supreme Court tossed that ruling.

By Sam Hananel

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October 20, 2005 | Law.com

Reacting to a controversial Supreme Court ruling, the Senate moved Wednesday to bar some federal funds from projects where homes are seized to build shopping malls or other commercial developments. Separately, Sen. John Cornyn is pushing a bill that would ban federal funds' use in construction projects that rely on the Court decision to seize property. The Court's June ruling was slammed by property rights groups and drew a scathing dissent from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor as favoring wealthy corporations.

By Sam Hananel

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