James Hirni pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit honest services fraud, according to this report and this DOJ press release. The plea came just three weeks after Hirni was fired by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., where he worked as a director of Republican outreach. The charge stems from his last few weeks at Sonnenschein, Nath […]
Day: December 12, 2008
Saxbe Fixed
The Senate passed and the President is expected to sign a “Saxbe Fix” to allow Sen. Clinton to serve as Secretary of State. Eugene Volokh discusses it here.
Flickr Feature Added
I’ve added a new feature to the site where I’ll feature original photo content from various political law-related events from around Washington, DC. The Flickr button (left, scroll down) will now take viewers to the photostream for this site.