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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update February 5, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, February 5, 2010.

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Justice Thomas on oral arguments and one lawyer's art of persuasion

"Supreme Court justices don't often compliment the lawyers who appear before them -- much less lawyers who argued more than 15 years ago. But that's what Justice Clarence Thomas did in his talk Thursday before the University of Florida Levin College of Law"

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Big Law Preps for Coming Blizzard

"It's been called the Snowpocalypse. The blizzard that's expected to hit Washington in the next few hours is already causing some of the District's largest firms to take cover."

 

King & Spalding Booted from Appeal Because of Conflict

"A federal appeals court has blocked King & Spalding from representing a client in a fee dispute stemming from a long-running patent infringement case."

 

DOJ Appeals $300,000 Award in FBI Agent's Retaliation Suit in D.C.

"The Justice Department is appealing a jury verdict and $300,000 judgment won by a former FBI supervisor in Saudi Arabia who said the agency retaliated against him for complaining about discrimination."

 

D.C. Councilmembers Want Mayor to Pick Judges

"Earlier this week, the D.C. Council caused a minor commotion when it voted to make the DistrictÂ?s attorney general an elected position. While the mayor couldn't have been too pleased with the development, he may have gotten a bit of cheer from another bit of legal news -- a new bill which would let allow him to pick local judges."

 

Michigan AG Renews Supreme Court Motion to Shield Great Lakes from Carp Threat

"Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has once again called on the U.S. Supreme Court for help in keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, urging the court to consider some new information that has surfaced about a threat to Lake Michigan. "  

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on February 08, 2010 (boomark / email).