Suits & Sentences


"Covers federal courts in Washington, D.C., all appellate circuits, specialized federal courts and any interesting fact pattern that comes along."

Author: Michael Doyle is a reporter for McClatchy's Washington bureau and teaches journalism as an adjunct instructor at The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs.

Blawg Related Categories: Appellate Practice • Judiciary • Trials & Litigation • Verdicts & Settlements • Legal News Publication

Recent Posts from Suits & Sentences


  • Listen up, all you prisoner litigants

    Convicted bank robber Ronald Mitchell is the epitome of the abusive litigant. As the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals noted Friday: "(Mitchell) has filed at least sixty-five unsuccessful lawsuits and appeals in the federal courts,…

  • Anti-Bush protesters' ruling tossed by DC Circuit

    The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has now delivered a victory for Washington, D.C. police accused of violating the constitutional rights of Washington, D.C. protesters. Mass arrests will now be easier than ever. In a…

  • Bribes for oil for food for terror

    A lawsuit charging that notorious well-known Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt, Jr. facilitated Iraqi acts of terror by paying bribes is now being transferred to Wyatt's home turf. On Thursday, in what appears to be a…

  • Hollywood grunt learns hard lesson: Trust no one

    Hollywood. The land of broken dreams and broken promises. Where you hold your friends close and your enemies closer. Where betrayal and backstabbing comes with the turf. Where.. You catch the drift. We're totally talking…

  • Justice Kennedy and the press

    The Wall Street Journal's Jess Bravin has this follow-up to the much-blogged about New York Times' story on Justice Anthony Kennedy and the high school press. Suits & Sentences was struck by Justice Kennedy's stated…

  • Justice Dept. wants spook case ruling terminated with extreme prejudice

    Attorney Brian Leighton won a $3 million settlement for his client, former Drug Enforcement Administration agent Richard Horn. The case, some 15 years after Horn claims the CIA illegally eavesdropped on him in Burma, is…

  • Judge declines to order Iraq security for Blackwater defense team

    Iraq is a dangerous place, even for -- perhaps, especially for -- the heavily armed men of Blackwater Worldwide Xe. That complicates the work of attorneys defending five Blackwater guards accused of killing 17 Iraqi…

  • Former federal prosecutor still soldiers on in complaint against ex-bosses

    Former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino is still immersed in his effort to find out who leaked information about him to the Detroit Free Press. This case has been going on for five years now, and…

  • Gregory Craig: Here's your gold watch and kick in the rear

    From the White House, announcing the throwing-under-the-bus-of departure of White House Counsel Gregory Craig: Greg Craig is a close friend and trusted advisor who tackled many tough challenges as White House Counsel,” said President Obama.…

  • Gregory Craig to be gone: It was foretold

    The Washington Post reports today that White House Fall Guy Counsel Gregory Craig is expected to announce his resignation. Suits & Sentences called this back on Sept. 25, following what was at the time a…