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22 Sep 2009, 2:38 am
Arlen Specter, D-Pa., introduced a bill in July that would return pleading standards to the pre- Twombly status. [read post]
17 Sep 2009, 6:58 am
But at least one key senator, Arlen Specter, is pointing to the bill's eventual passage with perhaps some changes from the original bill. [read post]
14 Sep 2009, 8:09 am
But it raises the specter of arson becoming the next great frontier for questionable convictions. [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 9:20 am
When the minority witness, Michael Edney, raised the specter of acquitted detainees being released on U.S. soil, other witnesses (who were not from the administration) responded that the Attorney General could invoke immigration law to detain these individuals, indefinitely if need be, pending deportation. [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 7:23 am
Highlights will include Arlen Specter (who is used to speaking a lot earlier at these confirmation hearings) and the newest U.S. [read post]
6 Jul 2009, 9:24 am
"The specter of impending death hung over Morales until 3 p.m. that day - 15 hours after he was first scheduled to die, twelve hours after he was told that his execution had been postponed, and seven hours after the indicated time for the rescheduled execution," Morales' attorney wrote.And:The letter submitted on behalf of Morales strings together such notables as Sen. [read post]
25 Jun 2009, 1:30 pm
The original suspects, Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen, were awaiting re-trial after their original convictions were overturned based on trial error. [read post]
27 May 2009, 9:32 am by Robert Bennett
In summary, still bad news for Gonzales and the specter of a Texas Disbarment proceeding is also a possibility. [read post]
26 May 2009, 9:32 am
People For the American Way President Michael B. [read post]
21 May 2009, 1:42 am
"I submitted four names -- all women, and none who owns a black robe," Specter said after a speech Wednesday. [read post]
16 May 2009, 10:45 am
Following Arlen Specter's announcement that he was opposed to the Employee Free Choice Act in its current form and other senators expressing strong reservations about the bill (See Michael Fox's post here), there has been much speculation about what the next step will be in organized labor's attempts to obtain labor organization reform. [read post]
15 May 2009, 1:08 pm
Michael Luttig did when he met with President Bush, according to Jan Crawford Greenburg in Supreme Conflict). [read post]
13 May 2009, 7:32 am
They had also planned to present a proposal publicly criticizing Olympia Snow, Arlen Specter, and Susan Collins, the only Republicans who voted for the stimulus package (Specter recently became a Democrat). [read post]
1 May 2009, 11:00 am
(IAM) Rights holders back Obama appointments (Managing Intellectual Property) Sen Specter’s defection to Democrats (Excess Copyright) First Quarter venture capital funding at 12-year low (Patent Docs)   US General – Decisions District Court N D Illinois: Alleged harm to plaintiff in Illinois creates specific jurisdiction in trade secrets case UTStarcom, Inc v Starent Networks, Corp (Chicago Intellectual Property Law Blog)   US Patent Reform House… [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 11:51 pm
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter again dominates the news this week. [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 10:08 pm
Michael Dorf (via Legal Insurrection) points out that the Pennsylvania Senator's party switch might actually assist Republicans in mounting opposition to judicial nominations because of a peculiar Judiciary Committee rule: "breaking (the equivalent of) a filibuster in the Senate Judiciary... [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 5:16 am
(On the other hand, as Michael Dorf pointed out earlier this week, Specter's move could also make it more difficult to win confirmation of Obama's judicial nominations.)Fair enough. [read post]