LAWYERS AND ATTORNEYS

Articles and editorials

`Al-Qaeda 7' Smear Campaign Is an Assault on American Values, S1354 [10MR]

Are You or Have You Ever Been a Lawyer?, S1354 [10MR]

At 103, a Judge Has One Caveat—No Lengthy Trials, E1727 [23SE]

Shameful Attack on the U.S. Legal System, S1355 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: reimburse attorney fees incurred by a member due to certain charges brought under the Uniform Code of Military Justice who is acquitted or has the charges dismissed or withdrawn (see H.R. 5374), H3822 [25MY]

Courts: appoint additional district judges in Southwest border States and Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys to prosecute border-related offenses (see H.R. 6195), H6988 [23SE]

———eliminate the learned intermediary defense to tort claims based on product liability (see H.R. 6421), H7548 [17NO]

———limit effect of legal releases in certain civil actions (see H.R. 5895), H6282 [28JY]

———protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 3017), S698 [23FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients to navigate health-related programs and activities (see S. 3668), S6520 [29JY] (see H.R. 5961), H6404 (see H.R. 5961), H6456 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see S. 3122), S1618 [16MR]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 3842), S7507 [27SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see S. 3979), S8244 [29NO] (see H.R. 5510), H4386 [10JN]

———establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate (see H.R. 6304), H7391 [29SE]

District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (see H.R. 5367), H3744 [24MY]

FDIC: fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (see S. 4052), S11037 [22DE] (see H.R. 6398), H7453 [15NO]

Immigration: require Federal payment of costs incurred by State or local governments in defending a State or local immigration law that survives a constitutional challenge in Federal court (see S. 3593), S5963 [15JY] (see H.R. 5774), H5711 [19JY]

Rwanda: urge release from prison of human rights lawyer, Peter Erlinder (see H. Res. 1426), H4246 [8JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize document production and testimony by, and representation of, the Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) relative to investigation of unauthorized disclosure of classfied information (see S. Res. 600), S6397 [28JY]

———authorize representation in McCarthy v. Byrd (see S. Res. 661), S7618 [28SE]

———authorize representation in Schonberg, et al. v. Sanders, et al (see S. Res. 398), S251 [26JA]

———authorize representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al. (see S. Res. 467), S1874 [23MR]

———authorize testimony and representation in St. Paul, MN, v. Irene V. Andrews, Bruce J. Berry, John J. Braun, David E. Luce, and Elizabeth A. McKenzie (see S. Res. 699), S8713 [9DE]

———authorize testimony and representation in Vancouver v. Galloway (see S. Res. 444), S1169 [4MR]

———authorize testimony of Senate employees in a grand jury proceeding in the District of Columbia (see S. Res. 601), S6520 [29JY]

Social Security: permanently extend certain attorney and qualified non-attorney representatives fee withholding procedures (see H.R. 4532), H422 [27JA]

Court documents

Articles of Impeachment Against Thomas G. Porteous, Jr.: answers by counsel for Thomas G. Porteous, Jr., S2182-S2184 [12AP]

———House of Representatives' replies to answers by counsel for Thomas G. Porteous, Jr., S2357-S2360 [15AP], S2529 [21AP], S2601-S2603 [22AP]

Eulogies

Taylor, William L.: by Ralph G. Neas, E1292 [13JY]

Letters

Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act: Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, H8629 [17DE]

Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest-Hit Housing Markets: George W. Madison, Dept. of the Treasury, H8626 [17DE]

———Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, H8626 [17DE]

Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H483 [3FE]

———Nancy G. Shor, National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, H484, H485 [3FE]

———Scot E. Whitaker, National Association of Disability Representatives, H484 [3FE]

Obituaries

William L. Taylor, 78; Washington Lawyer, Champion of Civil Rights, E1291 [13JY]

William Taylor, Vigorous Rights Defender, Dies at 78, E1291 [13JY]

Press releases

Legislative Proposals To Address Philadelphia, PA, Criminal Justice System Failures: Senator Specter, S3635-S3639 [12MY]

Privilege of the floor

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial officials, counsel, and staff, S8553 [6DE], S8559 [7DE]

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial Senate staff: closed session, S8595 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Abrahamsen, Ned and Mary Ann: Lackawanna Pro Bono (organization) Attorney Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award recipients, E1819 [29SE]

Alvarez, Cesar: American Friends of the Hebrew University (organization) National Scopus Award recipient, H6286 [29JY]

American College of Trial Lawyers Fellows: representation of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E2130 [14DE]

Armed Forces: reimburse attorney fees incurred by a member due to certain charges brought under the Uniform Code of Military Justice who is acquitted or has the charges dismissed or withdrawn (H.R. 5374), H3752 [25MY]

Beagle family: Genesee County Bar Foundation honorees, E1844 [29SE]

Branson, Frank: inclusion in Best Lawyers (publication) Best Lawyers in America list, E949 [26MY]

Bruni, Sylvia: Laredo/Webb County Bar Association Liberty Bell Award recipient, E783 [6MY]

Calleros, Charles: State Bar of Arizona Committee on Minorities and Women in the Law Award recipient, E1216 [28JN]

Cuban American Bar Association: tribute, H169 [19JA]

Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute Umar F. Abdulmutallab, involved in attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day, in Federal court in Detroit, MI, H2768 [21AP]

———treatment of Umar F. Abdulmutallab after attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day, H454 [2FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (H.R. 5510), H8623-H8629 [17DE]

District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (H.R. 5367), H7465-H7467 [16NO]

FDIC: fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (H.R. 6398), H7727, H7728 [30NO], H7763 [1DE]

Goodwin, Hugh W., Sr.: African-American Historical and Cultural Museum of the San Joaquin Valley Trail Blazers Award recipient, E220, E228 [24FE]

Housing Advocates, Inc.: tribute, E1098 [15JN]

KPMG, LLP: anniversary, E559 [15AP]

Leesfield, Ira: American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Award for Preferred Excellence recipient, H197 [20JA]

———American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Award recipient, E183 [22FE]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Mexican American Bar Association, E82 [26JA]

Nach, David: Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education John J. Ross Memorial Award for Excellence in Law-Related Education recipient, E1596 [14SE]

Nassau/Suffolk Law Services (organization): tribute, E682 [27AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Mount Carmel High School mock trial team, H3128 [5MY], E751 [5MY]

Prince William County Bar Foundation, Inc.: anniversary, E1891 [15NO]

Social Security: permanently extend certain attorney and qualified non-attorney representatives fee withholding procedures (H.R. 4532), H482-H486 [3FE], E103 [27JA], E252 [25FE]

Stetson University: anniversary of College of Law, E1763 [28SE]

Vasquez, Raul: Laredo/Webb County Bar Association Liberty Bell Award recipient, E784 [6MY]

Remarks in Senate

Birotte, Andre, Jr.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S588 [11FE]

Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (S. 3017), S700 [23FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients to navigate health-related programs and activities (S. 3668), S6524 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: criticism over prosecution of enemy detainees, S1353 [10MR]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 3842), S7510 [27SE]

FDIC: fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (H.R. 6398), S10920 [21DE], S10963, S10964 [22DE]

Greenberg, William S.: Rutgers School of Law-Newark Alumni Association Public Service Award recipient, S11032 [22DE]

Immigration: require Federal payment of costs incurred by State or local governments in defending a State or local immigration law that survives a constitutional challenge in Federal court (S. 3593), S5966 [15JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: call for GAO study to determine if certain guidelines or standards would result in new causes of legal action or claims, S2079 [25MR]

Senate: tribute to staff involved with impeachment trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., S8611-S8613 [8DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize document production and testimony by, and representation of, the Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) relative to investigation of unauthorized disclosure of classfied information (S. Res. 600), S6457 [28JY]

———authorize representation in McCarthy v. Byrd (S. Res. 661), S7669 [28SE]

———authorize representation in Schonberg, et al. v. Sanders, et al (S. Res. 398), S260, S261 [26JA]

———authorize representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al. (S. Res. 467), S1921 [23MR]

———authorize testimony and representation in St. Paul, MN, v. Irene V. Andrews, Bruce J. Berry, John J. Braun, David E. Luce, and Elizabeth A. McKenzie (S. Res. 699), S8692 [9DE]

———authorize testimony and representation in Vancouver v. Galloway (S. Res. 444), S1207, S1209 [4MR]

———authorize testimony of Senate employees in a grand jury proceeding in the District of Columbia (S. Res. 601), S6538 [29JY]

Smith, Allen, Jr.: American Association for Justice Partnership Award recipient, S5737 [12JY]

Social Security: permanently extend certain attorney and qualified non-attorney representatives fee withholding procedures (H.R. 4532), S673 [22FE]

Reports filed

Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 603) (S. Rept. 111-317), S7507 [27SE]

Nomination of Alicia A. Garrido Limtiaco To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2587 [22AP]

Nomination of Andre Birotte, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of Anne M. Tompkins To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2115 [25MR]

Nomination of Barry R. Grissom To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Charles M. Oberly III To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of David A. Capp To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2115 [25MR]

Nomination of David J. Hale To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2587 [22AP]

Nomination of David J. Hickton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Edward L. Stanton III To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5439 [24JN]

Nomination of James A. Lewis To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Jerry E. Martin To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of John F. Walsh To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of John W. Vandreuil To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of Joseph H. Hogsett To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of Kenneth J. Gonzales To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2587 [22AP]

Nomination of Kerry B. Harvey To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2587 [22AP]

Nomination of Laura E. Duffy To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of Mark F. Green To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7777 [29SE]

Nomination of Melinda L. Haag To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Michael C. Ormsby To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7777 [29SE]

Nomination of Michael J. Moore To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of Pamela Cothran Marsh To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5112 [17JN]

Nomination of Peter J. Smith To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5112 [17JN]

Nomination of R. Booth Goodwin II To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3716 [13MY]

Nomination of Richard S. Hartunian To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of Ripley Rand To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of Robert E. O'Neill To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Ronald C. Machen, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of Sally Quillian Yates To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S795 [25FE]

Nomination of Stephanie A. Finley To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Stephen R. Wigginton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5439 [24JN]

Nomination of Thomas E. Delahanty II To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Timothy Q. Purdon To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Nomination of Wendy J. Olson To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Wilfredo A. Ferrer To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of William C. Eldridge To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of William C. Killian To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of William J. Hochul, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S795 [25FE]

Nomination of William J. Ihlenfeld II To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of William N. Nettles To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Zane D. Memeger To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2802 [29AP]

Statements

Portrait Ceremony: Jeff Amestoy, S7606 [28SE]

State Witness Protection Act: Senator Specter, S700 [23FE]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6398, FDIC full insurance of Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts, H7754 [30NO]

Texts of

H.R. 4532, Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act, H482 [3FE]

H.R. 5367, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, H7465 [16NO]

H.R. 5510, Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act, H8623 [17DE]

H.R. 6398, FDIC full insurance of Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts, H7727 [30NO]

S. 3017, State Witness Protection Act, S701 [23FE]

S. 3668, Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act, S6525 [29JY]

S. 3842, protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain Dept. of Justice DNA-related grant programs, S7511-S7515 [27SE]

S. Res. 398, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Schonberg, et al. v. Sanders, et al, S256, S261 [26JA]

S. Res. 444, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and representation in Vancouver v. Galloway, S1186, S1208 [4MR]

S. Res. 467, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al., S1878, S1921 [23MR]

S. Res. 600, Senate Legal Counsel document production, testimony, and representation of the Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) relative to investigation of unauthorized disclosure of classfied information, S6443, S6457 [28JY]

S. Res. 601, Senate Legal Counsel testimony of Senate employees in a grand jury proceeding in the District of Columbia, S6528, S6538 [29JY]

S. Res. 661, Senate Legal Counsel representation in McCarthy v. Byrd, S7638, S7669 [28SE]

S. Res. 699, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and representation in St. Paul, MN, v. Irene V. Andrews, Bruce J. Berry, John J. Braun, David E. Luce, and Elizabeth A. McKenzie, S8692, S8715 [9DE]