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... recent news that a federal judge has ruled the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and by extension, the U.S. Government, liable for at least some of the preventable disasters ... Fund spent just under seven billion dollars in taxpayer money for an event that the government was not responsible for. With respect for the victims of that tragedy, I argued against such lavish compensation ... required isn't clear; and in any event almost surely wouldn't approach the amount paid out for 9/11. Here's a radical idea ...

... . Copyright Office time to make a decision with regard to Walton's application for registration of his copyrights, Federal Claims Court heard the U.S. government's motion to dismiss and for summary judgment. The government's ... or service of the United States, where the copyrighted work was prepared as a part of the official functions of the employee, or in the preparation of which Government time, material, or facilities were used.... The court first held that everything after the word "Provided" ...

... because the government's RICO indictment was against individual members of the Mongols and not against the entity which owns the MONGOLS mark, and thus the U.S. government could not seize such property under RICO. Accordingly, the court granted the preliminary injunction enjoining the government from seizing any property items bearing the MONGOLS collective membership mark. See Rivera v. United States, Case No. 09-cv-2435 (C.D. ...

... LLP Patent Litigation Alert: On Friday, September 26, 2009, the U.S. Government filed its Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Bilski v. Kappos. The Bilski case is ... patent, trademark and other intellectual property disputes, prosecuting patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and other patent offices throughout the ... Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein partner Anthony Lo Cicero and associate Jung S. Hahm on an amicus curiae submission to the Federal Circuit in In re Bilski and was principal ...

... Search offers a single location for searching across U.S. government information, and for keeping up to date on government news. You can choose to search for content ... either U.S. federal, state and local government websites or the entire Web -- from the same search box. Below the search box, the homepage includes government-specific ... and press outlets". You can also personalize the page by adding content feeds about government or any other topic that interests you. Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat ...

Spanish Language Style Guide & Glossaries- Webcontent.gov - Guide to Managing U.S. Government Websites: "This new Spanish Style Guide is a resource for government employees, translators, and communications professionals who work with the ... . The guide contains information on grammar and style issues as well as glossaries to standardize the use of Spanish across government." This resource might seem very tangential to trial advocacy, but consider that in the federal courts alone, there were ...

... Clancy's OK For Now. If you get a chance, read both articles. From the WaPo post: The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, ... distinguish potential terrorists from innocent people entering the country. But new details about the information being retained suggest that the government is monitoring the personal habits of travelers more closely than it has previously acknowledged. The details were learned ...

... all, if Padilla were found competent, one might also have to believe his allegations of torture at the hands of the U.S. government: The government itself cited the affidavit of a psychiatrist for the defense, Dr. Angela Hegarty, who said that Mr. Padilla did ... in reasoning" as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder "complicated by the effects of prolonged isolation." Mr. Padilla's lawyers said he opposed this request that his competency be evaluated. Dr. Hegarty, one of two mental health ...

... flu pandemic won't get out of hand now. Swine flu was probably created by the United States government to distract us from the financial crisis and takeover of the country by Goldman Sachs. Now that the government screwed ... being a mouth-breathing infantile moron. At least now I need not worry about swine flu killing me. Airplanes in Manhattan + swine flu = revolution. Goldman Sachs/U.S. Government needs subjects not revolutionaries. Slavery is still profitable. Thanks for the fuck up, Uncle Sam! ...

After settling allegations of violating the False Claims Act, Harborside Healthcare and HHC Nutrition Services will pay the U.S. government $1.375 million after allegedly receiving kickbacks and assistance under the guise of a fake durable ... and its affiliate, MediNet Corp to purchase its DME - violating the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act. The government's investigations were initiated as the result of a qui tam lawsuit filed by a whistleblower. The whistleblower will receive $275, ...