Enhanced: The Justice Department yesterday declassified a 2003 legal memo to the Pentagon asserting that federal laws prohibiting assault, maiming and other crimes did not apply to military interrogators who questioned al-Qaeda captives. (The Washington Post)
Nixed: A federal judge yesterday struck down new rules the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tried to implement last year to streamline the application process. IP lawyers rejoiced. (The Recorder via Law.com)
Migration: Eighteen lawyers From Sullivan & Worcester Energy Group have have bolted for Sonnenschein's Public Law and Policy Strategies group. (Legal Times)
Teamwork: The Pentagon used the FBI’s broad domestic spying powers to gather information about people in the U.S. (The Wall Street Journal)
Longshot: The American Lawyer asks whether the latest appeal by former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling to overturn his May 2006 conviction stands a chance.
Closed: The Pentagon is expected to shutter its controversial Counterintelligence Field Activity office, which has been dogged by allegations of domestic spying. (The New York Times)
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