Former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti, who became one of the nation's most expensive private attorneys as chair of Baltimore-based Venable, has died.

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Republicans who will control the U.S. Senate next year are in no hurry to confirm President Obama's choice as next attorney general.

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The Equal Justice Council, the fundraising arm of Maryland Legal Aid, awarded former U.S. Attorney General (and retired partner and past chair at Venable) Benjamin R. Civiletti its Lifetime Achievement Award at the EJC’s annual managing partners' breakfast in Baltimore last week.

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In two extraordinary recent feats of reportage, the New York Times made vital contributions to the national fund of knowledge concerning the national drone assassination program (May 29) and the cyberattacks on Iran’s nuclear program (June 1). What happened next ...

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Ronald Weich will go from lobbying legislators on Capitol Hill to navigating the political inroads of the university system after the University of Baltimore School of Law named him as its new dean this week. Weich, who comes from a ...

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DENVER — Federal authorities have seized 82 Web domain names, including seven based in Colorado, as part of a nationwide crackdown on sites allegedly selling counterfeit goods. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the crackdown on Monday as Internet retailers ...

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Since arguing a case before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals several days prior to Halloween, I have been thinking a lot about judges, vampires and immortality. The time of year is certainly a reason for this, as is ...

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