Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]

Battlestar Galactica Ticket?

2008-10-12T00:00:00Z

Michael Doyle (no relation, so far as I know, to Jerry Doyle of Babylon 5 fame) takes it further, observing a passing similarity between Sarah Palin and Mary McDonnell in her Laura Roslin guise: ...

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Cue The Dr. Evil Voice

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

Here's a modest little claim. A gentleman named Jerry Lewis Dedrick, currently doing time in federal prison, believes the US Sentencing Commission discriminates against African-Americans. So from his Beaumont, Texas prison cell he ...

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Check out the Court of Federal Claims, a handy but unheralded ...

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

Check out the Court of Federal Claims, a handy but unheralded story source. The court is where people go with, well, claims against Uncle Sam. These aren't just slip-and-fall cases, either; big bucks and/or big questions are on the line ...

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"Supreme Court hears case on Navy sonar, whales; The justices ...

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that "At Supreme Court, sonar case pits whales against Navy." And The Washington Post provides a news update headlined "High Court to Settle Dispute Over Navy Sonar's Impact on Whales."

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"Supreme Court hears case on Navy sonar, whales; The justices ...

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

Circulating Dollars

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

Clifford Frederick Weeks is an impoverished plaintiff with a sense of honor, or maybe it's a sense of humor. Mr. Weeks brought suit recently against New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and others. In his suit, filed in US District Court in ...

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"Court to decide when public lands management can be challenged"

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

"Court to decide when public lands management can be challenged": Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has an article that begins, "A well-seasoned Sequoia National Forest logging dispute comes to a boil Wednesday, as the Supreme Court ...

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Here are 10 newspaper articles by Eesha Williams. Contact: www ...

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Congressman Michael Doyle of Pennsylvania, meanwhile, used his speech to urge support for a bill heâ€™s sponsoring that would dramatically increase the number of radio stations in the US and ensure that the new stations stay in local ...

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Sourcing Scotus

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Lawyers want to be quoted. Reporters want quotes. It's E-Harmony for sharks and minnows! And here's how it works. Lawyers, law professors and their public relations allies cold-call reporters pitching insights on Supreme Court cases. ...

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The Next President Holds the Keys to the Courts.

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

As writer Michael Doyle points out, President Bush has placed 316 judges on the bench since 2001, meaning that "one out of three federal judges now owes a lifetime-tenured job to the current president." President Bush's successor will ...

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Congress Honors First Ascenders

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

... the accomplishment is planned in Yosemite Valley on Nov. 8, the day, 50 years ago that (as reported by Michael Doyle of the McClatchy Newspapers) park spokesman Scott Gediman says, â€œclimbing really turned into a sport here in Yosemite.â€

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"Supreme Court skeptical about smokers' deception claims"

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

"Supreme Court skeptical about smokers' deception claims": Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers provides this report. James Vicini of Reuters reports that "US high court seems closely divided on tobacco case." And online at Slate,

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"It's good to be back, covering something that nobody cares about ...

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

"It's good to be back, covering something that nobody cares about," one well-known Supreme Court reporter said this morning. Technically speaking, it's not true. Plenty of people care, starting with the two dozen or so reporters who ...

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"Next president will reshape US courts from top to bottom"

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

"Next president will reshape US courts from top to bottom": Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers provides this report.

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US Vice-Presidential Debate, Darfur and 'World Order'

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

Interestingly, a significant number of the peacekeepers contingent are Chinese troops, whose government has been generally supportive of the Sudanese government.8 As Professor Michael Doyle from Columbia University School of Law noted ...

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Name Brand

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

Near the end of our interview, with the microphone still on, vegan Chris tried his best to get Michael Doyle to admit that he really didnâ€™t think there was anything wrong with vegan cheese. And I finally did. ...

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"Ahead at Supreme Court: big cases, no blockbusters; Its new term ...

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Today in USA Today, Joan Biskupic reports that "High court comes back next week; Dirty words, drug safety are among issues to be considered." And Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that "Business-friendly Supreme Court ...

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"Ahead at Supreme Court: big cases, no blockbusters; Its new term ...

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

A World of Hurt

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Tyrone Hurt defines the term "abusive litigant." Or, maybe he's just got a lot of time on his hands. On Friday, in a rather snippy opinion, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit dismissed 44 pending cases filed by Mr. Hurt. ...

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Next president will reshape US courts from top to bottom

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

That's the title of a report by Michael Doyle, published yesterday, on the potential impact of the next President on the US courts, including the Supreme Court. Abortion, same-gender marriage, eminent domain and the separation of church ...

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