Legal Research

SG Kagan Gives Scalia a Promotion, Briefly

"The highlight of the Court's day may have been a funny -- though momentarily pointed -- exchange between Solicitor General Elena Kagan, Justice Antonin Scalia, and Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. It came during arguments in United States v. Comstock, a test of the federal law that allows for civil commitment beyond the end of a criminal sentence for federal prisoners deemed to be 'sexually dangerous.' "

D.C. Circuit Examines Iranian Group's 'Terrorist' Designation

"Lawyers for the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran made their latest pitch to an appeals court in Washington today, trying to convince the panel that the group has disavowed violence and should no longer be designated a foreign terrorist organization".

Pennsylvania Candidate Makes Issue of DOJ Nominee

"Nominees for the U.S. Department of Justice are rarely high-profile enough to warrant attention in an election. Not so in this year's Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania."

Chamber of Commerce Promises "Most Aggressive" Election Campaign Ever

"U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue promised the group's "largest, most aggressive" campaign ever around the 2010 elections. In a warning to legislators, Donohue said the Chamber is 'going to be in a lot of politics in the House and the Senate' and judicial elections."