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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update December 21, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, December 21, 2009.

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D.C. Pushes to Dismiss Suit Over Gay Marriage Initiative

"The District of Columbia Attorney General's Office asked a Superior Court judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by gay marriage opponents who are seeking a local ballot initiative that would ban same-sex unions."

 

Obama Signs into Law Restriction on Arbitration Clauses

"Most military contractors will no longer be able to enforce mandatory arbitration clauses in their employment contracts under a provision signed into law over the weekend"

 

Lawyer Wants All D.C. Superior Court Judges Recused in Stalking Case

"The lawyer for a woman charged with stalking a D.C. Superior Court magistrate judge and breaking into her home does not think his client can get a fair shake unless a federal judge is tapped to preside over the case"

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DOJ's David Kris Urges Closed Hearing in Blackwater Case in D.C.

"The Justice Department wants to bar the public from a court hearing Jan. 7 in the Blackwater criminal case in federal district court in Washington, saying that the proceeding may result in the disclosure of classified information." .

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on December 22, 2009 (boomark / email).