High Court Hears Challenge to Guantanamo Detentions
In a case that pits a wartime president's power against federal courts' authority, the Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether foreign nationals held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should have access to U.S. courts. Calling the situation "a lawless enclave," retired Judge John Gibbons urged the Court to open the military detention to judicial scrutiny. The case is the first key challenge to administration anti-terrorism policies to reach the high court.Luttig steps down for Boeing GC position
Appeals Judge J. Michael Luttig, a Supreme Court contender and longtime fixture of the conservative legal landscape, made a sudden announcement Wednesday that he was leaving the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals immediately for the job of senior vice president and general counsel of the Boeing Co.Regulators largely spared budget ax
The 2011 budget, which covers the remaining five months of the fiscal year, is only the first skirmish, but it gives a sense of where the battle lines are being drawn.Achieving efficiency in lease forms
A prenegotiated lease avoids wasting time and energy on negotiations over clauses about which the landlord is willing to compromise, and it helps send the message that the likelihood of the landlord being flexible on various other clauses is not great.Firms gear up for critical tax policy changes
Law firms in Washington are gearing up for what attorneys say could be a crucial debate over U.S. tax policy ? one that might usher in the most extensive tax code changes in the past 20 years. Firms are trying recruit top tax attorneys, especially from Capitol Hill and the Bush administration, building lobbying coalitions and educating clients about what's at stake. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis won the latest hot hire, beating out five rivals this month to nab former Senate Finance Committee tax counsel Patrick Heck.Trending Stories
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