It casts a harsh light on the Obama administration’s efforts with judicial nominations, scrutinizing both the selection process and the effort that Obama and his advisers have put into it.Ī White House spokesman, asked for a response, said the administration has moved “vigorously” to fill vacancies on the bench.Īmong the topics covered in the article is the relationship between the White House Counsel’s Office and outside interest groups interested in judicial nominations. The article appears in the current issue of the journal Judicature. Handman could not immediately be reached this afternoon.Ī new academic article says President Barack Obama's legal shop has been trying to cut down on its interaction with academics, activists and Justice Department lawyers, restricting the flow of information about how Obama's lawyers select new federal judges. Random is being represented by veteran media lawyer Laura Handman, a partner at Washington’s Davis Wright Tremaine. Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan denied Random House’s petition from the bench following a motion hearing today. An agency spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment this afternoon. The agency also faulted Random House for failing to follow guidelines laid out in the Administrative Procedure Act for pursuing a subpoena. The CIA, in its oppositionīrief (PDF), argued that the Alexandria court lacks jurisdiction to require the CIA or any other federal agency to produce documents. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. When the CIA refused to comply with the subpoena, Random House filed a petition for enforcement in U.S. Peppe’s attorney, Mark Friedlander of Friedlander, Friedlander & Earman in McLean, Va., could not immediately be reached this afternoon. Petition (PDF), Peppe had failed to cooperate during discovery, saying that as per a secrecy agreement he signed with the agency, he could not turn over documents and other information requested. Random House had attempted to subpoena the CIA for information on Peppe’s position within the agency over the years and his interactions with agency officials regarding the lawsuit. The publication, Peppe alleged in his complaint, “caused irreparable damage to the Plaintiff’s career with the CIA’s clandestine activities and potential to become subject to a fatwa.” Peppe claims the publisher and Schroen invaded his privacy and put his safety at risk by allowing un-blurred photos of Peppe to appear in Schroen's book on the agency. The employee, John Peppe, is suing Random House and author Gary Schroen - a veteran CIA officer - for $1 million in Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria. The publisher argued that it needed the information to defend against a privacy invasion lawsuit filed by a CIA employee. A Virginia federal magistrate judge today denied Random House Inc.'s petition to subpoena the Central Intelligence Agency.
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