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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon update January 22, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 22, 2010.

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Judge, Facing Impeachment, Mounts His Defense

"On Thursday, a task force of the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of four articles of impeachment against a federal judge from Louisiana. How does the judge, G. Thomas Porteous Jr., plan to head off impeachment and removal from office by the Senate? "

 

DOJ Dedicates $11M in Settlement Money to Buy Bulletproof Vests

"The Justice Department is setting aside $11 million in settlement money from companies involved in defective bulletproof vest litigation to purchase body armor, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. said today at the National Sheriffs' Association winter conference in Washington."

 

Magistrate Nominated Twice-Over for Superior Court Judgeship

"Most aspiring judges are lucky to get nominated just once for a spot on the bench. But in an odd turn of events this week, D.C. Superior Court Magistrate Judge Milton Lee Jr. got the nod twice â?? for the same exact spot. Why the overlap? Well, it appears the White House missed an important deadline."

 

ACLU Sues for Release of Torture Memo Report

"The American Civil Liberties Union announced that it had filed suit against the Justice Department today, demanding that it release a report on possible ethics violations by the authors the Bush administration's so-called 'torture memos.' " 

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on January 25, 2010 (boomark / email).