Social Security officials told a House subcommittee yesterday that they are addressing a growing backlog of disability appeals with efforts to hire more administrative law judges.
A former government employee convicted for unlawful possession of classified documents can’t file an appeal because the government hasn’t released court transcripts in his case.
A Washington Post story weighs in on the controversy surrounding the lawyer who will be leading the investigation of political influence in government decision-making.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she’s not inclined to comply with a subpoena to appear before a House committee investigating the administration’s claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of…
A partner in the white-collar practice group at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads is leaving to become an associate counsel to President Bush, according to the Legal…
Politicians and political groups caught up in investigations and lawsuits have paid more than $2 million in legal bills in the first quarter of 2007, according to the Apr 26, 2007 3:34 PM CDT
In a subpoena-filled day on Capitol Hill, Democrats decided to call U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to appear before a House panel next month to explain why the country…
In a situation that illustrates the shortcomings of computerized research and Freedom of Information Act requests, those who use an especially good government reading room in Washington, D.C. are fighting…
Sen. Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, is calling for embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to consider reinstating any U.S. attorney who was improperly dismissed in…
Big contractors and subcontractors doing work for the government should be concerned about a new disclosure rule to take effect by July 1, says Emily W. Murphy. A lawyer at…
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