| Getting SLAPPed | Top |
| In November, Washington became the latest jurisdiction to adopt an anti-SLAPP law; the statute went into effect on March 31. |
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| Feds say D.C. lawyer needs ethics lesson | Top |
| Defense attorney Charles Daum has been indicted on several charges, including witness tampering and perjury. But did he really risk his career on a routine drug prosecution? |
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| A break in the blockade | Top |
| The activists who closely follow judicial nominations have for months pondered a big question: Could the Republicans' increased numbers in the U.S. Senate succeed in blocking some of President Barack Obama's nominees? Last week, they got the beginning of an answer. |
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| In bin Laden killing, legal clarity | Top |
| A light haze may have descended over a few segments of the narrative surrounding bin Laden's death, but the Obama administration is clear on this point: Killing Osama bin Laden was legal, and the methods employed to do so were lawful, too. |
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| INADMISSIBLE | Top |
| Are you ready for some football; Raj may have Akin to appeal, maybe; 38-year-old litigation for Old Dominion; Weingarten wins; salary a sticking point for Luttig; DOJ to investigate a paltry chicken deal; and Freedom Watch de-friends Facebook in this week's column. |
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| At long last, government case against Microsoft has ended | Top |
| Nearly 10 years after Microsoft Corp. signed an agreement with the government to resolve antitrust charges against it, the company is free of federal oversight. |
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| Federal Circuit refuses to dismiss appeal after TiVo/EchoStar settlement | Top |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied TiVo Inc. and EchoStar Corp.'s joint bid to dismiss an appeal after the parties reached a $500 million settlement of a suit initially brought by Tivo in 2004. |
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| Chicago wants appeals court to shoot down legal fee request | Top |
| Lawyers for the city of Chicago maintain the plaintiffs' attorneys in the gun rights case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court should not be awarded legal fees because the city voluntarily repealed its handgun ban before any final judgment was issued. |
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| COURTSIDE: Stevens criticizes 'Connick' ruling | Top |
| It is rare but not unheard of for retired justices to comment critically about the Court's work, especially about a specific recent decision. But it seems in keeping with how the 91-year-old Stevens plans to spend his retirement, speaking out on issues of the day and, as he recently revealed, writing a book. |
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| In sovereign immunity case, states win again | Top |
| The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that states may not be sued for money damages under a federal law protecting the religious freedom of prisoners. |
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| Justices give global warming case a chilly reception | Top |
| Seven of the eight justices participating in oral arguments in the case of American Electric Power v. Connecticut offered comments or questions that appeared critical of the scope or concept of a suit against major utilities that claims their output of greenhouse gases is a public nuisance under federal common law. |
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| D.C. divorce lawyer, Nobel laureate feud | Top |
| Washington divorce attorney Rita Bank has been litigating unhappy break-ups for more than a quarter-century. But next month, the family law heavyweight will find herself in court over an unamicable split with a renowned former client. |
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| Clash over Court renovation | Top |
| A confrontation between the construction company doing the work and the government agency that oversees the project is largely over claims that the Court's insistence on quiet and decorum during the project caused millions of dollars in extra labor costs and delay. |
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| In Shabazz saga, a $2,500 coda | Top |
| Malik Zulu Shabazz, chairman of the New Black Panther Party, is continuing his push for attorney fees over a subpoena issued during an investigation into accusations of voter intimidation during the 2008 election. |
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