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Selections From National Law Journal - Legal Times of Washington Afternoon Update June 23, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NationalLawJournal@incisimedia.com  June 23, 2009.

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DOJ: Clinton, Salazar Constitutionally Eligible to Serve

"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Interior Department Secretary Kenneth Salazar are not constitutionally disqualified to serve in executive offices, the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel said in an opinion released this month".

 

Commission Releases Report on Combating Prison Rape

"A congressional commission on prison rape, headed by Judge Reggie Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, released its final recommendations today for ways penitentiaries can clamp down on sexual abuse against inmates."

 

Harrah's Places Bet on Internet Gambling

"Harrah's Entertainment is gambling on passage of an Internet gambling bill. The Las Vegas casino giant hired the Podesta Group last year to lobby on issues related to Internet gaming and now has added Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to the team. "

 

DOJ: Suit Against Swiss Bank UBS Continues

"The Justice Department today is denying a New York Times report that suggests the federal government may soon drop its efforts to compel the Swiss bank UBS to release the names of thousands of American investors amid an ongoing tax evasion investigation. "

 

Supreme Court Summer: Have Robe, Will Travel

Years ago, Supreme Court-watchers could predict when the Supreme Court would adjourn for the summer by learning when Justice William Brennan Jr. had booked passage on the ferry to Nantucket, where he had a summer home. Now, it is the justices' summer teaching or lecture gigs that chart when their summers begin, though they don't always mesh with the end of the term. 

 

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on June 24, 2009 (boomark / email).