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• A fight over 'Libya'
• Kagan bows out of 66 cases in new term
• Antitrust spat tests D.C. courts' jurisdiction
• A Supreme Court memoir
• INADMISSIBLE
• Conviction upheld in Congressional bribery case — with a major caveat
• D.C. Circuit grapples with contempt dispute in Ted Stevens case
• Software company may maintain two separate suits against DOJ
• COURTSIDE: Rainy days and third Mondays always get them down
• Courtside: Katyal's path to Hogan Lovells
• COURTSIDE: Fan critiques cert petition questions
• Judges may take bigger role guiding pro se
• Making more out of less
• A taxing proposal

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A fight over 'Libya'	Top
As violence between rebels and government forces in Libya escalated in February, the conflict found its way to an unusual place — a cybersquatting case in Washington federal court.
Kagan bows out of 66 cases in new term	Top
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's prior position as U.S. solicitor general continues to prompt her to recuse herself in individual cases as she begins her second term on the Court.
Antitrust spat tests D.C. courts' jurisdiction	Top
Just because federal agencies are housed within city limits, the precedent goes, doesn't mean D.C. courts have jurisdiction to hear every case that involves contact with a federal actor. An antitrust dispute between Brazilian and U.S. producers of materials used to make steel is testing the limits of this precedent.
A Supreme Court memoir	Top
Former Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired in June 2010 after nearly 35 years on the Court, has not written a formal autobiography, but instead recounts his memories of five chief justices that he knew or with whom he served.
INADMISSIBLE	Top
Davis v. dictatorship over fees; Issa furious, wants truth fast; no more FREE rides; Hamann says yes again to Naaman deal; Machen on legal dramas; in(and out)carceration; and Roberts' waiving school in this week's column.
Conviction upheld in Congressional bribery case — with a major caveat	Top
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former defense contractor on charges of bribing disgraced U.S. Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham, but ordered a hearing on a constitutional issue that could open the door to a new trial.
D.C. Circuit grapples with contempt dispute in Ted Stevens case	Top
The lawyers representing two attorneys in the botched public corruption case against late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (R) Monday asked an appeals court in Washington to vacate a judge's order holding the prosecutors in contempt.
Software company may maintain two separate suits against DOJ	Top
A software company's Lanham Act case against the U.S. Department of Justice in federal district court doesn't bar it from maintaining a separate case against DOJ in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for breach of license, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled.
COURTSIDE: Rainy days and third Mondays always get them down	Top
The Supreme Court will be slightly less visible this month as it begins its new term. With little fanfare, the Court announced Tuesday that it was canceling its public session on Oct. 17, the third Monday of its October cycle of sittings. "The Supreme Court will no longer sit for a non-argument day in its October session," the Court press release stated, without offering a reason.
Courtside: Katyal's path to Hogan Lovells	Top
When Neal Katyal left the Justice Department as acting solicitor general in June, he was feted by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. On Tuesday Hogan Lovells, the firm where Roberts himself made his name as a top appellate advocate in the 1990s, announced it had hired Katyal, in a sense, as a successor to Roberts.
COURTSIDE: Fan critiques cert petition questions	Top
At its best, a well-formulated question is the shiny object that attracts the attention of a law clerk or a justice with a concise statement of an intriguing dilemma that the justices will want to solve. At its worst — and many are awful — the question presented can be a turgid, off-putting pack of run-on sentences that look like the result of a committee's hasty, last-minute compromise.
Judges may take bigger role guiding pro se	Top
Noting the rise in pro se litigants, and acknowledging that traditional legal services groups can't always meet those needs, the D.C. Superior Court is considering changes to its judicial conduct guidelines that would encourage judges to take a more "affirmative role" in ensuring that unrepresented parties understand what's going on.
Making more out of less	Top
Since the recession took hold in 2008, many local firms have adopted new business practices in an attempt to limit real estate-related costs. This has led to making better use of existing space and becoming more value-conscious when considering a move to new office digs.
A taxing proposal	Top
President Barack Obama last week delivered a reminder to financial industry lobbyists: The battle over a special tax rate affecting private-equity and hedge-fund managers isn't finished.

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