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Trump formally nominates Blanche to be attorney general
President Donald Trump formally nominated Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, moving to install his former personal lawyer as the top U.S. law enforcement official.
Benjamin Civiletti, former US attorney general and Venable chair, dies at 87
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.
Lynch’s nomination faces lame duck obstacles
Republicans who will control the U.S. Senate next year are in no hurry to confirm President Obama's choice as next attorney general.
Joe Surkiewicz: EJC marks Civiletti’s lifetime of achievement
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.
Jack L.B. Gohn: The drones and the virus – Time to talk, not prosecute
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 […]
Weich named new dean of UB Law
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 […]
Feds seize Web domains in Cyber Monday crackdown
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 […]
Column: Judges, vampires and immortality
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 […]
