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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines May 4, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, May 4, 2009.

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Switching Teams

"The switch of Senator Arlen Specter to the Democratic Party has scrambled Republican plans to challenge nominees for the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. And the news of Justice David Souter's impending retirement increases the pressure on Repub­licans to get their strategy in place."

Holder promises judges a new day at DOJ

 

"In his first confab with the nation's chief federal district judges, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. pledged to raise the bar of professionalism in the U.S. Department of Justice and acknowledged that the current procedure for reviewing complaints against attorneys was too slow and opaque. Holder's words held the promise of reform for the approximately 90 judges who attended the annual meeting at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Washington as discovery abuses and other prosecutorial misconduct, new and old, have come under increased scrutiny in the aftermath of the Ted Stevens case"

After Souter

 

"The sudden, if unsurprising, announcement that Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter will retire instantly ratcheted up the scrutiny and political pressure on President Barack Obama and on the growing list of potential replacements ? some of whom are already drawing fire."

Kagan: Just call her 'The General'

 

"In her first interview since taking office March 20 as the government's top lawyer before the Supreme Court, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan spoke with The National Law Journal's Tony Mauro about her new job."

Legal Issues Swell If Swine Flu Spreads

 

"Although the flu strain isn't an official pandemic yet, state and local officials are already flexing legal muscles. But escalation to the pandemic stage, say health law experts, could draw officials into truly novel legal situations, such as who can order isolation or quarantine to contain the disease."

Profits Slide for Am Law 100

"Nothing grows forever. For the first time since 1991, both average profits per partner and revenue per lawyer dipped last year among the Am Law 100 firms, the top-grossing firms in the nation. And, given the weakness in the market in 2009, another decline seems likely this year."

Appeals court vacates contempt ruling over alleged gesture sparking courtroom fight

"The Appeals Court of Massachusetts recently vacated a lower court's summary contempt ruling against a murder trial witness for making a gesture that started a courtroom fight because the judge did not see the witness' gesture."

Bankruptcy law expert weighs in on what Chrysler filing means for the industry

 

"Karen Ostad of the New York office of Morrison & Foerster spoke to The National Law Journal about what the Chrysler bankruptcy means not just for the Big Three automaker, but for its suppliers, creditors, car buyers and most notably, its troubled Detroit brethren, Ford and General Motors."

OPINION

Don't Rule Out Prosecutions

 

"In the wake of President Obama's praiseworthy decision to make public the Bush administration's Office of Legal Counsel torture memos, some commentators have taken the view that the Obama administration should rule out the possibility of torture prosecutions. Not so fast."

 

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on May 04, 2009 (boomark / email).