Morning Docket 02.26.09

* After visiting Guantanamo, Attorney General Eric Holder says the prison is “well-run now” but the administration is going to close it anyway. The White House just gave itself a big pat on the back. [Reuters]

* The court rejected a Long island surgeon’s bid to get $1.5 million in compensation for the kidney he donated to his estranged wife. [The National Law Journal]

*Bonus Watch part deux: Bank of America’s CEO will testify today in Andrew Cuomo’s investigation of the $3.6 billion in bonuses paid at Merril Lynch before the two banks merged. [Bloomberg.com]

* “The U.S. Supreme Court made it tougher to sue companies for antitrust violations. [Bloomberg]

* A federal identity-theft law that is a “favorite tool of the government” in immigration cases was flawed in the eyes of SCOTUS when they heard arguments about it yesterday. [The New York Times]

* Two former pro-Israel Lobbyists accused of espionage can use classified documents in their defense, a federal appeals court ruled. [The Associated Press]

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