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Read James Comey's Prepared Testimony

The Senate Intelligence Committee released former FBI director James Comey's prepared testimony today. Comey will testify in a public session June 8 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.
16 minute read

National Law Journal

Chipotle Workers Sue for Overtime, Testing Scope of Obama-Era Rule

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in New Jersey claims the Obama-era worker-overtime rule is still in effect, despite a federal court's injunction, and companies that decided not to comply are violating federal labor laws.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Advertises for New Compliance Counsel to Succeed Hui Chen

The U.S. Department of Justice's Fraud Section is advertising for a new compliance counsel to replace Hui Chen, who was hired in 2015 as a contract adviser to bring an in-house compliance counsel viewpoint into the department. Chen was the first lawyer to hold the post.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

EPA's Scott Pruitt Questions Power of Another Federal Agency to Reduce Emissions

The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is warning federal consumer product-safety regulators that their lifesaving effort to restrict the emissions of portable generators could fall outside the scope of their authority. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt suggested that the Consumer Product Safety Commission's rule-making could intrude on the environmental agency's powers.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Don't Panic, Don't Lie: White-Collar Advice for Trump's Washington

How close do you need to be to the investigations roiling the capital right now before it's time to lawyer up?
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Sessions Ends Third-Party Settlements Derided as 'Slush Funds'

Sessions said DOJ attorneys may no longer enter settlement agreements on behalf of the nation that direct or provide “for a payment or loan to any non-governmental person or entity that is not a party to the dispute.”
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Wannacry, London and Apple: Bush-Era Officials Debate Encryption

The topic of the debate was whether tech companies should be required to help law enforcement execute warrants to access customer data, but it quickly delved into other realms.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Wannacry, London and Apple: Bush-Era Officials Debate Encryption

Former Justice Department official John Yoo and former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff sat on opposite sides of a debate in San Francisco over how far tech companies must go to aid law enforcement.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

SIPC v. Madoff

Coram Nobis Relief Denied; Prejudice From Mistaken Advice From Counsel Not Shown
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Who is Titus Nichols? The Augusta Lawyer Defending Reality Winner

The 25-year-old government contractor charged with sharing a secret report on Russian interference in the American presidential election has an Augusta criminal defense attorney who is also a judge advocate general in the U.S. Army. That military connection is how Titus Nichols became Reality Winner's lawyer.
5 minute read

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