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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times January 15, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 15, 2010.

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Prosecutors Ask for Six Months in Jail for Arenas

"Prosecutors urged a District of Columbia judge to sentence Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas to no more than six months in prison after he pleaded guilty today to felony gun possession. Arenas, who arrived at court wearing a baggy, dark gray pinstriped suit and in the company of his lawyer, O'Melveny & Myers partner Kenneth Wainstein, pleaded guilty to one count of carrying a pistol without a license. The crime carries a five year maximum sentence. "

 

Supreme Court Takes Up Case on Petition-Signer Privacy

"For the second time this week, the Supreme Court is grappling with the Internet-age clash between public disclosure and privacy in the context of anti-gay rights ballot initiatives. The Court on Friday afternoon announced it was granting review in five new cases, including Doe#1 v. Reed, a case from Washington state asking whether that state's public records disclosure law violates the privacy rights of voters who signed petitions to launch a referendum aimed at overturning a law allowing same-sex domestic partnerships."

 

D.C. Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in Wone Case

"A D.C. Superior Court judge today denied a motion to dismiss conspiracy and obstruction counts in the government's case against three men charged with crimes tied to the murder of Washington attorney Robert Wone."

Environmental Prosecutor to Oversee DOJ Discovery Training

"In continuing fallout from the failed prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens, the U.S. Department of Justice today announced the selection of a new official to coordinate discovery policies and training nationwide. Andrew Goldsmith will take on the post."

 

Top Pentagon Official for Detainee Affairs Rejoins McKenna, Long & Aldridge

"Phillip Carter, who until recently was deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, has returned to McKenna, Long & Aldridge's Washington office as an associate. He starts work in the firm's government contracts practice on Tuesday."

 

Report Urges Improved Hiring and Management of Administrative Law Judges

"With legions of administrative law judges close to retirement and an uptick in caseloads across government agencies, the Government Accountability Office is recommending a review of how judges are hired and the way their performances are evaluated."

 

Law Firms Step Up to Aid Haiti

"Washington law firms are opening their wallets to help earthquake victims in Haiti."

 

DOJ: Iranian Property Protected from Civil Judgment Enforcement

"Several former Iranian properties in Washington are not being used exclusively for diplomatic purposes and should therefore be allowed to be confiscated to satisfy a civil judgment stemming from a suit that alleges Iran's support of terrorism, a lawyer for a bombing victim argued today in a federal appeals court".  

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on January 19, 2010 (boomark / email).