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Prop. 8 backers blast Calif. Attorney General
January 6, 2009SAN FRANCISCO -- Sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday of advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning it.
Obama names Harvard Law dean solicitor general
January 6, 2009WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama on Monday chose the dean at his alma mater, Harvard Law School, to represent the United States before the Supreme Court.
Obama seeks major tax cuts in stimulus plan
January 6, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama, seeking to drum up support from both political parties, plans to propose up to $310 billion in tax cuts for businesses and the middle class as part of his massive economic stimulus package, senior Democratic aides said on Sunday.
Obama taps Clinton-era lawyers for Justice Dept
January 6, 2009WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama filled top Justice Department posts on Monday with four former Clinton administration lawyers, including naming the Harvard Law School dean to argue the government's position in U.S. Supreme Court cases.
Obama seeks major tax cuts in stimulus plan
January 6, 2009WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama, seeking to drum up support from both political parties, plans to propose up to $310 billion in tax cuts for businesses and the middle class as part of his massive economic stimulus package, senior Democratic aides said on Sunday.
Barbara McDowell; Leader In Public Interest Advocacy
January 6, 2009Barbara McDowell, 56, a lawyer who argued many cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and who later became a national leader in public interest advocacy as director of the appellate project of the D.C. Legal Aid Society, died Jan. 2 of brain cancer at her home in Falls Church.
Congress faces historic challenges
January 6, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats will pack greater clout when the new Congress convenes on Tuesday but they face enormous expectations from voters as they grapple with two wars, a financial crisis and record budget deficits.
Source: Harvard dean mulled as solicitor general
January 6, 2009WASHINGTON -- Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan is the leading candidate to be President-elect Barack Obama's representative at the Supreme Court, a person who had been briefed on the process said Friday.
New Sentencing Guidelines For Crack, New Challenges
January 6, 2009Michael D. Thompson, a former crack cocaine dealer, thought he deserved a break.
Editorial -- Time for Maryland to end capital punishment
January 6, 2009WITH ANY luck and moral fortitude, Maryland lawmakers will heed the march of history and make 2008 the last year in which the death penalty is legal in the state. After months of study, the bipartisan Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, formed by the General Assembly and approved by Gov. Martin O'Malley (D), has provided clear-cut evidence that capital punishment in the state neither deters crime nor provides a sense of closure for victims' families.
