B Clerker

Posts by B Clerker

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.11.08

    * Spitzer considers resignation. [New York Times] * NYT slams him. [New York Times] * Boeing to protest Air Force contract awarded to Northrop and European Airbus maker. [CNN] * Oklahoma legislator says gay people are worse than terrorists… [CNN Video] * Sen. Obama: stop calling me veep. [Washington Post] * Colorado woman to fight […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.10.08

    * Possible Spygate whistleblower nears deal with NFL. [ESPN] * Pres. Bush flexes executive biceps on CIA interrogation bill. [New York Times] * Kevin Costner settles lawsuit regarding unfinished masterpiece. [Los Angeles Times] * Law Blog on changes in frequency of white-collar prosecutions. [WSJ Law Blog] * It’s illegal to French kiss a child younger […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.29.08

    * Iraqi government OKs Chemical Ali execution. [CNN] * Army revamping contract process in light of fraud allegations. [MSNBC] * Obama supporter McCaskill introduces bill to officially approve birth citizenship in situations like McCain’s. [New York Times] * 1 in every 100 American adults imprisoned. [Washington Post] * Bahraini Alba sues Alcoa, alleging corruption and […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.28.08

    * Relatives of murdered girls may sue D.C. [Washington Post] * Humane Society files suit against USDA over recalled beef. [MSNBC] * Pay raises hurting PPP? [WSJ Law Blog] * Two hapless robbers walk into a biker bar… [CNN] * … while two crafty robbers rob a robber jeweler… [MSNBC] * … and a not-so-ambiguously-gay […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.27.08

    * EU fines Microsoft $1.3B. [New York Times] * Sinking Eskimo village sues energy companies for global warming. [CNN] * Polygamist Jeffs charged in Arizona. [MSNBC] * Mayor recalled over MySpace picture and golf course management. [CNN Video] * Law Blog chats with “NCAA defender to the stars.” [WSJ Law Blog]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.26.08

    * President pushes House on FISA. [CNN] * EPA may exempt “toxic gases” from factory farm reporting requirements. [Washington Post] * Congress may ask DOJ to investigate Clemens’s testimony, not McNamee’s. [New York Times] * Ford pushing employees to accept buyout packages. [New York Times] * UAW strikes at American Axle in MI and NY. […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.25.08

    * DNC accuses Sen. McCain of election law violations. [CNN; Washington Post] * “Vista capable” class action certified. [MSNBC] * EA makes $2B bid for Grand Theft Auto’s Take-Two; execs respond by lighting street fires and shooting at cars. [New York Times] * Exxon Valdez case finally reaches SCOTUS, potentially turning on obscure piracy law. […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.15.08

    * House allows spy bill to expire. [New York Times] * Prosecutor’s typo causes hubub in Bonds case. [ESPN] * Rock 105 gives away free divorce for Valentine’s Day. [CNN Video] * During 1973 U.S.-China trade talks, Mao offered Kissinger 10 million women. [CNN] * Ninth Circuit Judge Joseph Sneed, RIP. [ABA Journal]

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  • Antonin Scalia, Baseball, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Larry Craig, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Torture

    Morning Docket: 02.14.08

    * House Democrats oppose Senate spy bill’s telecom immunity. [Washington Post] * Justice Scalia approves of “so-called torture” under some circumstances. [MSNBC] * Just a few months later, Senate committee gets around to admonishing Sen. Craig. [CNN] * Clemens and McNamee go head to head before Congress. [ESPN] * City’s scantily clad cowboy sues candy-coated […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.13.08

    * Senators Obama and McCain sweep D.C., Maryland, and Virginia primaries; Obama overtakes Clinton in delegate count. [CNN] * Writers vote to end strike. [New York Times] * Senate spy bill includes telecom immunity. [Washington Post] * Sen. Specter, NFL Commish Goodell to discuss Patriots’ “spygate” incident. [ESPN] * Foreclosure rescue plan coming together. [New […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.12.08

    * U.S. to seek death penalty for some Gitmo detainees. [CNN] * DOJ announces arrests of individuals accused of selling secrets to China. [New York Times] * Europe may require fingerprints at borders. [Washington Post] * Reggie Bush to be deposed in lawsuit alleging he took money from promoters in college. [ESPN] * Panic! at […]

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.11.08

    * Sen. Obama sweeps weekend contests; Sen. Clinton replaces campaign manager. [New York Times] * Lithwick on waterboarding: it’s not a good thing. [Slate] * Union leaders reach deal in writers’ strike — in time for Oscars. [Washington Post] * Rep. Waxman expresses concern after Clemens lawyer threatens to eat IRS agent’s lunch. [ESPN] * […]

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  • New York Times, Weddings

    Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 2.3: Sterling Reputation

    Yes, LEWW hears the howls of protest from our readers about the weeks we skipped recently. We’ll do a makeup post soon, we promise. The weddings pages have been such a wasteland lately that it’s been hard to pull together the kind of legal and nuptial excellence you’ve come to expect here. And it’s crushing […]
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