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FILTER RESULTS ►Letters on Scooter Libby Released by Court
Letters sent to Judge Reggie B. Walton regarding the sentencing of vice presidential aide Lewis I. “Scooter” Libby, who was convicted of obstruction of justice, were released by the court (large pdf) today. Several of them touched on matters of secrecy and national security policy. “If there is anyone who fully understands our ‘system’ for [...]Show More Summary
Judge Walton Named to Foreign Intel Surveillance Court
Judge Reggie B. Walton was appointed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court by the Chief Justice of the United States effective May 19, Secrecy News has learned. The FIS Court, established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, is composed of eleven District Court judges who are responsible for authorizing government requests for electronic [...]Show More Summary
Judge Walton Named Presiding Judge of FISA Court
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts has appointed Judge Reggie B. Walton of the D.C. District Court to serve as Presiding Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, effective February 22, 2013. Judge Walton, who has been a member of the FIS Court since May 2007, will replace Presiding Judge John D. Bates, [...]
Larry Klayman loses mega-suit against Facebook
Klayman v. #Facebook has now ended in a knock-out #legal victory for the social media giant. In a 12-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton has dismissed a $1 billion, or so, lawsuit filed by former Judicial Watch head and....
BREAKING: Judge Issues Injunction Over Contraception Mandate
A federal judge Friday night sided with a Christian publishing company in a lawsuit against the contraception mandate in Obamacare. Judge Reggie B. Walton issued a temporary stay on the rule requiring any institution to offer co-pay free contraception to its employees. Tyndale House Publishers sued to be exempt from providing any contraception it equated [...]
Christian publishing house wins contraceptive battle
A #Christian publishing house that's challenging an #ACA mandate for contraception coverage has won at least a temporary battle. In an intriguing 38-page decision, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton on Friday granted Tyndale House Publishers a temporary injunction blocking enforcement...
In Metro Crash Case, Corporate Defendants Lose on Summary Judgment
A Washington federal judge handed a loss yesterday to three companies sued for their role in a fatal Metro rail crash in 2009, issuing an opinion (PDF) denying their motions for summary judgment. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton found that...
Judge Rules Liability Still Unsettled in Metro Crash Litigation
A group of private companies sued over a fatal Metro rail crash in 2009 scored a victory yesterday with a ruling from U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton that the question of liability is still in play. The plaintiffs — victims...
Federal Court Rules Against Obama Administration in Black Panther FOIA Case
There has been relatively little attention given a remarkable ruling by United States District Court Judge Reggie Walton. In ruling that the conservative watch dog group Judicial Watch was entitled to attorneys fees, Walton found that Obama political appointees not only influenced the decision in the controversial Black Panther case but withheld documents that should [...]
Jeff Biggers: Besieged Coalfield Residents Denounce Court Decision Against EPA Rules on Mountaintop Removal
In a shocking blow to besieged Appalachian coalfield residents today, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ruled in favor of a coal industry law suit, striking down the EPA's modest guidance rules on mountaintop removal mining.
High-ranking DOJ official gave false testimony about voter intimidation case
(Paul Mirengoff) Federal Judge Reggie Walton has found that internal DOJ documents about the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case “contradict Assistant Attorney General [Thomas] Perez’s testimony that political leadership was not involved in” the decision to dismiss the case. Show More Summary
Guatemalans lose suit over involuntary medical experiments
A #judge has dismissed a #lawsuit filed by #Guatemala natives who say they were involuntarily subjected to horrid U.S. medical experiments in the 1940s. In a 26-page decision, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton freely acknowledged the horrors inflicted during the...
Prosecution continues in Roger Clemens trial
A grueling day of technical DNA testimony Friday in the Roger Clemens trial ended on a grim note when U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton recessed the proceedings because a juror learned her mother had died. Read full article >>
Do Judges Really Understand Social Media?
Justice Breyer calls it "the Tweeter." Judge Reggie Walton, charged with overseeing the Roger Clemens retrial, had to ask a juror to explain how the 140-character social-networking service works. And now, Judge Raymond Jackson of the Eastern District of Virginia has proclaimed that Facebook "likes" aren't free speech. These are......
Bench Conferences: Revealing Moments at the Roger Clemens Trial
Objection! Numerous bench conferences have slowed the pace of the Roger Clemens perjury trial, as each side calls out the other on questions that are potentially not allowed. Sometimes U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton on his own tells the lawyers...
Roger Clemens Perjury Trial Underway
Nine months after Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial in U.S. v. Clemens, court is back in session. Jury selection begins Monday, April 16 in a trial that is expected to last between four and six weeks. Opening statements are expected...Show More Summary
Roger Clemens Perjury Trial: Jury Selection Begins After July Mistrial
Nine months after Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial in U.S. v. Clemens, court is back in session. Jury selection begins Monday, April 16 in a trial that is expected to last between four and six weeks. Opening statements are expected...Show More Summary
Jurors In Original Clemens Case Thought Retrial Would Be A Waste Of Taxpayer Money [Roger Clemens]
So says U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton in court transcripts recently made public. While at a company picnic last September, Walton made an off-the-cuff remark to a former colleague's spouse—also an attorney. The spouse saidShow More Summary
Judge: Relations Between Defendants in Metro Litigation 'Have Broken Down'
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said in court today that relations between the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and its co-defendants in litigation surrounding a fatal 2009 train crash in Northeast Washington "have broken down." The statement was meant to...
Judge Tosses Racial Bias Claims against Covington
A federal judge in Washington has thrown out a lawsuit against Covington & Burling that alleged racial bias in its staff attorney program. In a ruling late Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said claims by Yolanda Young, a former staff lawyer at the firm, "failed to state a genuine issue of material fact."
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