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Drug Czar: California Pot Law Could Spark Lawsuit
Posted on 20 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) Federal officials haven't ruled out taking legal action if California voters approve a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state, President Barack Obama's drug czar said Wednesday. In a... Read More

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Dead Animals Are Exhibit A In Gulf Investigation
Posted on 17 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW ORLEANS - (AP) Dead birds are wrapped in foil or paper, then sealed in plastic bags to avoid cross contamination. Dolphin tissue samples and dead sea turtles are kept in locked freezers. Field notebooks are collected and secured. Scientists examining... Read More

Tags: Interior Department , Oiled Wildlife Care Network , environmental , Dr. Michael Ziccardi , Exxon Valdez , Endangered Species Act , oil spill , Deepwater Horizon , Justice Department , dolphin , Migratory Bird Treaty Act , Litigation , University of California at Davis , Peter Tuttle , lawsuit , Attorney General Eric Holder , Hannah August , BP oil spill , Gulf Coast , birds , BP , Robert Wine , Clean Water Act , sea turtles

Government Sues 3 Biggest Credit Cards, Settles With 2
Posted on 5 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) The Justice Department on Monday sued the three largest U.S. credit card companies for anticompetitive practices and reached a proposed settlement with two of them, MasterCard and Visa. "We want to put more money in consumers'... Read More

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Attorney General Welcomes Christopher H. Schroeder To Office Of Legal Policy
Posted on 23 Apr 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General Eric Holder welcomed the confirmation of Christopher H. Schroeder as the new assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy (OLP). Schroeder was confirmed April 21 by the U... Read More

Tags: OLP , Office of Legal Policy , Christopher H. Schroeder , Justice Department , Litigation , Attorney General Eric Holder