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McDermott Seeks Court Input on Tape Case
Legal News Feed 07/07/2007Rep. Jim McDermott said Friday he will ask the Supreme Court to decide whether he had a right to disclose contents of an illegally taped telephone call involving House Republican leaders a decade ago.A federal appeals court ruled in May that the Wash...
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Bush not ruling out a pardon for Libby
Legal News Feed 07/04/2007[##_1L|1317444881.jpg|width="130" height="93" alt=""|_##]One day after commuting the sentence of former White House official I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, President Bush defended his decision and left open the possibility of granting him a full pardon, s...
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Congress-Bush subpoena fight could end up in court
Legal News Feed 07/02/2007[##_1L|1021939128.jpg|width="137" height="110" alt=""|_##]The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said yesterday he was ready to go to court if the White House resisted congressional subpoenas for information on the firing of federal prosecutors. "If...
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White House Letter Rejecting Subpoenas
Legal News Feed 06/28/2007[##_1L|1150417516.jpg|width="110" height="128" alt=""|_##]President Bush, moving toward a constitutional showdown with Congress, asserted executive privilege Thursday and rejected lawmakers' demands for documents that could shed light on the firings ...
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Supreme Court Eases Campaign Finance Restrictions
Legal News Feed 06/26/2007[##_1L|1294018921.jpg|width="131" height="91" alt=""|_##]Free speech rights take precedence over government restrictions on political advertising, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision that opens the door for greater influence by interest grou...
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Bush Remarks on Stem Cell Research
Legal News Feed 06/21/2007[##_1L|1325931641.jpg|width="110" height="128" alt=""|_##]Text of President Bush's remarks on stem cell research Wednesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.America is a nation that leads the world in science and technology. Our innovative spirit ...
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Congress Subpoenas Miers and Former Bush Aide
Legal News Feed 06/13/2007[##_1L|1128411815.jpg|width="137" height="110" alt=""|_##]Two former White House officials were subpoenaed today as Congressional Democrats intensified pressure on the Bush administration over the dismissals of eight United States attorneys. Key Evid...
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William Jefferson's Legal Bills Could Top $2 MIL
Legal News Feed 06/12/2007Attorneys say U-S Representative William Jefferson is facing legal bills that could reach two million dollars to fight complex public corruption charges that include bribery, racketeering and money laundering.As of yesterday, the New Orleans Democrat...
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US Republicans block Gonzales no confidence vote
Legal News Feed 06/11/2007[##_1L|1100288640.jpg|width="130" height="93" alt=""|_##]Republicans blocked the Senate's no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Monday, rejecting a symbolic Democratic effort to prod him from office despite blistering criticism from...
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White House disagrees with Gitmo trial ruling
Legal News Feed 06/05/2007[##_1L|1238731727.jpg|width="150" height="100" alt=""|_##]The White House on Tuesday said it disagreed with rulings by U.S. military judges to drop all war crimes charges against two Guantanamo prisoners facing trial, and that the Defense Department ...
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Congresswomen Rallying Against High Court Ruling
Legal News Feed 06/01/2007[##_1L|1113295168.jpg|width="140" height="135" alt=""|_##]Democratic congresswomen moved quickly this week in an attempt to counter a Supreme Court ruling on equal pay. On Tuesday, the court said an employee could not bring a pay discrimination case ...
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Actor/Politician Fred Thompson May Run for President
Legal News Feed 05/31/2007[##_1L|1216845435.jpg|width="110" height="133" alt=""|_##]Thompson's entry will have an immediate impact on the battle for the GOP nomination, adding a fourth candidate to the field's top tier, which includes former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani...