Lawyers in the News

Nation briefs: Bush, Democrats trade barbs on wiretap law (The Monterey County Herald)
WASHINGTON Bush balks blocks on wiretap law President Bush warned Friday that the United States was in "more danger of attack" because Congress failed to extend a domestic wiretapping law, while House Democrats said Bush manufactured the impasse by threatening to veto a short-term extension.

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Bush sees danger as spy law lapses (The State)
WASHINGTON — President Bush said Friday that “our country is in more danger of an attack” because of Congress’ failure to extend a law that makes it easier for the government to monitor foreign phone calls and e-mails that pass through the United States. Democrats, in turn, accused Bush of fear-mongering and misrepresenting the facts. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney met with Republican ...

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Bush chides Congress over spy law lapse (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Bush scolded Congress for allowing a government eavesdropping law to expire at midnight Saturday, saying the failure to act will make it more difficult to track terrorists and "we may lose a vital lead that could prevent an attack on America."

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More U.K. Firms Aspire to Top 10 Law Firm Status (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Last year Linklaters joined Slaughter and May as the only U.K. practices among the world's 10 most profitable law firms. This year, given the initial results from the United States, it looks like Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will come tantalizingly close.

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Bush says nation in more danger of terror attack because Congress hasn't extended spy law & lt;BR (Deseret Morning News)
President Bush said Friday that "our country is in more danger of an attack" because of Congress' failure to extend a law granting the government authority to spy on foreign phone calls and e-mails that pass through the United States.

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US spy law key to stopping Pakistan-trained militants: Intel chief (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A controversial US wiretapping law can help track down Al-Qaeda suspects trained in "safe haven" Pakistan and sent to attack the United States, the US intelligence chief said Tuesday.

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Bush raises specter of terror attack in spy law debate (Tucson Citizen)
President Bush said Friday that "our country is in more danger of an attack" because of Congress' failure to extend a law that makes it easier for the government to spy on foreign phone calls and e-mails that pass through the United States.

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Capito blasts House over expiring eavesdropping law (Charleston Daily Mail)
Of West Virginia's five-member congressional delegation, only Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito have vouched support for extending a law that grants the government authority to intercept foreign communications passing through the United States.

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More U.K. Firms Aspire to Top 10 Law Firm Status (Law.com)
Last year Linklaters joined Slaughter and May as the only U.K. practices among the world's 10 most profitable law firms. This year, given the initial results from the United States, it looks like Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will come tantalizingly close. And the key to a sustained profitability drive among the Magic Circle may be turning growth in profits ...

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Bush says nation in more danger because Congress hasn't extended spy law (KJCT 8 Grand Junction)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush says that "our country is in more danger of attack" because of Congress' failure to extend a law granting the government authority to spy on foreign phone calls and e-mails that pass through the United States.

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