I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jr., no longer challenges his conviction of perjury and obstruction of justice, per the NYT today.
According to the D.C. Circuit’s PACER docket in Mr. Libby’s appeal, the court extended the deadline for the opening brief until December 11, 2007 — tomorrow. United States v. Libby, No. 07-3068 (D.C.
Did torturing 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed produce good information — or just a good feeling?
Newspapers and politicians condemn the on-purpose deep-sixing in 2005 of tapes showing interrogation of terrorist suspects. Their reason? The world now will never know whether Central Intelligence Agency questioners used torture but will assume they did.
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With much carnage already evident, the subprime mortgage fiasco looks likely to claim more victims in coming months. Why? Because loans that featured low introductory or "teaser" interest rates set millions of time bombs ticking towards the day when rates would "reset" at much higher levels, leaving defaults, foreclosures, and homelessness in their wake and
Easy to get until 1978, lead paint persists in lots of older homes.
If a manufacturer continues to use a toxic ingredient in its product long after it knows that the ingredient can maim and kill people, who should bear the cost of fixing the public health hazard that results? The people who bought the
President Roosevelt addresses the nation the day after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
Yesterday December 7th 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
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Always will our whole nation remember
Blawgletter thought we’d never see the day. The WSJ cribbing our content? Say it ain’t so.
Yesterday, we asked: "How can the government rewrite the terms of debt securities to force the investors in those securities to accept lower interest payments from the borrowers?"
Today, the WSJ editors worry that "government is compelling investors
Blawgletter’s senior partner in Seattle, Parker Folse, reminded us today about a new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure — Rule 5.2 — and "comprehensive style amendments" to Rules 1-86 and the Illustrative Civil Forms. The addition and changes took effect a few days ago, on December 1, 2007.
Rule 5.2 protects certain kinds of
As the feds get ready to announce a rescue plan for subprime mortgage borrowers, Blawgletter has a question: How can the government rewrite the terms of debt securities to force the investors in those securities to accept lower interest payments from the borrowers?
The plan calls for a five-year moratorium on interest rate increases for
Blawgletter’s award-winning sister publication, Barnett’s Notes on Commercial Litigation, has come out with a brand spanking new issue. The subject matter? Thank you for asking; the list follows.
1. Top 10 Things to Know About Recognizing and Referring the Big Case. Learn to spot diamonds in the rough. Also which gemologists to
The Seventh Circuit today affirmed summary judgment against Top Tobacco, which accused Zig-Zag of infringing Top’s trademark for roll-your-own smokes. The court compared pictures of the Top and Zig-Zag demon weed canisters and concluded that nobody in his right mind would confuse the one with the other. The presence of the word "top" on the