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Labor Law Prof Blog
DOL Nomination To Be Held
The New York Times is reporting that Republican Senator Mike Enzi (WY) intends to place a hold on the nomination of Patricia Smith as Solicitor of the Department of Labor.…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
Craig Becker Nominated to the NLRB
President Obama sent his nominations for the three empty seats on the NLRB to the Senate on July 9, 2009. One of the three, Craig Becker, is currently the Associate…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Sebelius Confirmation Hearings Begin
NY Times: Sebelius Confirmation Hearings Start, by Kate Phillips: It was a Kansas-fest this morning as the first of two hearings began on the confirmation of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Anti-Choice Groups Go On The Attack Over Sebelius Nomination
CNN: Abortion, not resume, could dominate Sebelius confirmation:he congressional showdown over Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius'nomination to President Obama's Cabinet may focus less on herqualifications than on the issue of abortion,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
More Delays for Solis
The delays on Hilda Solis' nomination as labor secretary are mounting. This time Solis is getting caught up in yet another tax issue--one that is related to her husband's business. …
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
White Collar Attorney – Nominee to Head Criminal Division
By Ellen Podgor
The nominee to lead DOJ's Criminal Division is Lanny A. Breuer. A man who clearly knows the white collar area of law, Breuer presently serves as co-chair of Covington and…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Daschle Nomination Hearing
On January 8, 2009, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the nomination of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health…
Labor Law Prof Blog
EEOC Head Nominee Withdraws
Employment Law360 (subscription required) reported yesterday that President Bush is going to need to look for another person to be the head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC):After encountering…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
McNulty to Be Nominated as #2 At the Department of Justice
By Ellen Podgor
Paul McNulty, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, will be nominated to the vacant position as Deputy Attorney General, to succeed James Comey, who left in…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Cox Nomination Hearing
By Ellen Podgor
At his nomination hearing to be Chairman of the SEC yesterday before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Rep. Christopher Cox (in his prepared remarks here) stated that…