The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Author: The BLT is a regularly updated legal news blog written primarily by Legal Times reporters and editors, including Tony Mauro, the U.S. Supreme Court correspondent, federal courts reporter Joe Palazzolo, courts reporter Mike Scarcella, legal business reporters Brian Katkin and Marisa McQuilken, associate opinion editor Robert Rogers, editorial assistant Jeff Jeffrey, and others.
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Recent Posts from The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Jonathan Turley to Advise NSA Whitsle-blower
George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley was tapped today to serve as counsel to former intelligence officer David Faulk, who is working with Congress as it investigates claims that the National Security Agency listened…
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Connecticut Supreme Court OKs Same-Sex Marriage
By a 4-3 vote, the Connecticut Supreme Court today overturned the state's prohibition of same-sex marriage, joining Massachusetts and California in extending the institution of marriage beyond the union of one man and one woman.…
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Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal Opens Office in Zurich
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal opened an office in Zurich this week as part of the firm's effort to expand its hotels and resorts practice. Heinz Bloch and Robert Schlup have both joined the firm as…
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Morning Wrap
Heller to Avoid Bankruptcy? Heller Ehrman may still be able to avoid bankruptcy, according to The Recorder, via Law.com. A copy of the firm’s dissolution plan shows that if it can collect unpaid bills and…
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Williams & Connolly Wants to Put Lawyer on Witness Stand
A lawyer for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens said today that the Williams & Connolly defense team wants to call one of Washington’s best-known white-collar lawyers as a defense witness to provide testimony on prosecutorial discretion—and…
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Theodore Olson: FTC v. Whole Foods Ruling 'Turned Antitrust Law On Its Head'
Theodore Olson says antitrust law has been turned on its head by a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Federal Trade Commission v. Whole Foods Market Inc..…