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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines January 25, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 25, 2010

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Bad behavior by judge reverses asylum ruling

"The Board of Immigration Appeals, in a rare move, has ordered the reopening of a rejected asylum request after a DOJ investigation found that the immigration judge disregarded his obligation to be fair and impartial."

 

Olson urged justices to throw out precedent

"A crucial moment in the landmark campaign finance case was Citizens United decidion to hire Ted Olson to argue their case at the U.S. Supreme Court. By bringing on Olson in place of veteran campaign-regulation foe James Bopp Jr., the group aggressively ramped up the constitutional issues, making it much more likely the high court would make history in its ruling on the case."

 

Official's lobbyist past no obstacle

"The hiring of Robin Raphel for a position at State overseeing nonmilitary aid to Pakistan suggests that, despite the Obama administration's public stance, it is still willing to employ former lobbyists in important posts."

 

Victim's widow wants protected witness to pay

"Michael Townley has been in hiding ever since his testimony against the men who carried out the 1976 car bombing that killed a Chilean diplomat in Northwest Washington. But that secrecy is impeding a civil suit that linked him to another 1976 murder."

 

Ex-GC describes lax governance at Broadcom

"In tossing the Broadcom backdating case on Dec. 15, the judge blasted the government for multiple missteps by one of its lawyers. Lost in the uproar was what former General Counsel David Dull had to say about Broadcom's options process."

 

Panel refuses to dismiss disciplinary case against Boston federal prosecutor

"A three-judge panel denied Boston federal prosecutor Jeffrey Auerhahn's motion to dismiss a disciplinary case filed against him for allegedly withholding exculpatory evidence, which forced a federal judge to release purported mobsters from prison"

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Ex-attorney, business partners charged in alleged loan modification scam

"An ex-lawyer in Irvine, Calif., has been arrested on charges of defrauding more than 400 victims in a $1.25 million loan modification scam targeting struggling homeowners."

 

OPINION

Televising trials

"If federal court proceedings are to be broadcast, the impetus will have to come not from a particular, high-profile case but from a broader and more deliberate examination of the many types of cases those courts hear."

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