Vanessa Blum

November 14, 2005 | National Law Journal

The Senate passed an amendment limiting the ability of federal judges to consider challenges brought by prisoners at Guant�namo, just days after the Supreme Court agreed to review the legality of military commissions.

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March 21, 2013 | The Recorder

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September 20, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The record-tying penalty is half what the government sought, but U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said it was fair when the company's civil exposure was taken into account.

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March 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Judge Lucy Koh on Friday wiped away roughly $450 million in damages that a jury awarded to Apple last year in its smartphone patent infringement suit against Samsung. The ruling caps a string of judicial orders that have whittled away at Apple's stunning trial victory.

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October 10, 2005 | National Law Journal

The nomination of Tyco lawyer Timothy Flanigan to serve as the Justice Department's deputy attorney general clearly hit a few bumps in recent weeks. Still, Flanigan's decision to withdraw his name from consideration late last week came as a surprise — even to those working to defeat him.

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September 18, 2012 | The Recorder

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October 10, 2005 | National Law Journal

Most of official Washington spent last week focused on the nomination of Harriet Miers to replace Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. But at least a few D.C. lawyers were also thinking about who might be tapped to replace Miers as White House counsel.

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November 01, 2012 | The Recorder

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July 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in San Francisco allowed plaintiffs in two class actions to proceed with claims that the National Security Agency program violates the First and Fourth amendments.

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June 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The controversy surrounds John McAleese III, who was a partner at one of Apple's go-to firms and whose wife is co-owner of a patent-holding company that has sued Apple.

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