Month: December 2009

Citizens United: This week?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 6, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

SCOTUSBlog reports that the first opinions of the term may come on Tuesday.

Republicans seek investigation into Baucus/Melodee Hanes issue

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 6, 2009
Categories In Senate

Following revelations about Sen. Baucus’ appointment of Melodee Hanes to be U.S. attorney for Montana, Republicans have called for an ethics committee investigation. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele called for an official investigation into Baucus, who allegedly flagged Justice Department lawyer Melodee Hanes for a U.S. attorney nomination while engaging in a romantic […]

The special prosecutor’s investigation into Sen. Stevens prosecution continues

The Post has the latest on the investigation into the Department of Justice’s handling of the Ted Stevens prosecution. The special prosecutor investigating whether criminal contempt statutes were violated in the government’s botched case against Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has scheduled interviews with the six Justice Department lawyers at the center of the episode, according […]