Litigation

Senate Confirms Circuit Judge, Obama's Fourth
In their first act of 2010, senators voted unanimously today to elevate U.S. District Judge Beverly Martin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The vote of 97-0 gives President Barack Obama his fourth confirmed circuit judge,....

Senate Confirms Andre Davis For 4th Circuit
Last night, the senate confirmed Andre Davis, making him the newest judge on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more at the NY Times here.

Senate Confirms 5th Circuit Nominee, Four District Judges
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Catharina Haynes, a Baker Botts partner in Dallas, to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She is the first federal appeals court nominee to be approved by the full Senate this year and the seventh in the 110th Congress.

Obama names Martin to federal appeals court
Posted on Fri, Jun. 19, 2009 ATLANTAPresident Obama on Friday nominated U.S. District Judge Beverly B. Martin of Atlanta to fill a vacant seat on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

Senate Confirms Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court, Expected to Back Abortion
"Members of the Senate voted 68-31 today to approve appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor for a seat on the Supreme Court . . . "

Five Tapped for Federal Bench Openings in Pennsylvania
LifeSiteNews.com reports: The Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal bench will soon be welcoming four new judges and bidding farewell to one judge who will be elevated to the 3rd U...

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Gulf War Syndrome
Panel Confirms it's Real, and Identifies Causes

Lockheed Martin
Faces Class Action for Sex Discrimination

Legionnaire's Bacteria
Sickens Patients in Atlanta Hospital

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.