The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States. The USPTO's headquarters are in Alexandria,Virginia,after a 2005 move from the Crystal City area of neighboring Arlington,Virginia.
James Edward Doyle Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Wisconsin,serving from January 6,2003 to January 3,2011. In his first election to the governorship,he defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent;the Libertarian Party candidate Ed Thompson won 10 percent of the vote. Although in 2002 Democrats increased their number of governorships,Doyle was the only one of them to unseat a Republican. Doyle also served as Wisconsin’s Attorney General for 12 years before becoming Governor. He is currently an attorney 'of counsel' in the Madison,Wisconsin office of the law firm of Foley &Lardner and serves on the corporate board of Epic Systems and Exact Sciences.
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as United States senator from Alabama from 1997 to 2017 before resigning that position to serve as attorney general in the administration of President Donald Trump.
Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher &Flom LLP and Affiliates,typically shortened to Skadden,is an American multinational law firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1948,the firm consistently ranks among the top U.S. law firms by revenue. The company is known for its work on company mergers and takeovers.
Herbert William "Herb" Titus was an American attorney,writer,and politician. He was a candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1996 U.S. presidential election on the Constitution Party ticket.
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) maintains lists regarding the classification of illicit drugs. It also maintains List I of chemicals and List II of chemicals,which contain chemicals that are used to manufacture the controlled substances/illicit drugs. The list is designated within the Controlled Substances Act but can be modified by the U.S. Attorney General as illegal manufacturing practices change.
Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history,as well as the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the attorney general (AG) of California from 2011 to 2017 and as a U.S. senator representing California from 2017 to 2021.
Richard Adams Cordray is an American lawyer and politician serving as the COO of Federal Student Aid in the United States Department of Education. He served as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from 2012 to 2017. Before that,Cordray variously served as Ohio's attorney general,solicitor general,and treasurer. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio in 2018.
The University of South Carolina School of Law,also known as South Carolina Law School,is a professional school within the University of South Carolina. Founded in 1867,it is the only public and non-profit law school in South Carolina. It has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1925 and a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1924.
Sean Patrick Duffy is an American politician,prosecutor,former sports commentator and reality television personality who is currently a co-host of The Bottom Line on Fox Business,as well as a contributor on Fox News. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2019.
On December 7,2006,the George W. Bush administration's Department of Justice ordered the unprecedented midterm dismissal of seven United States attorneys. Congressional investigations focused on whether the Department of Justice and the White House were using the U.S. attorney positions for political advantage. Allegations were that some of the attorneys were targeted for dismissal to impede investigations of Republican politicians or that some were targeted for their failure to initiate investigations that would damage Democratic politicians or hamper Democratic-leaning voters. The U.S. attorneys were replaced with interim appointees,under provisions in the 2005 USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization.
Pro se legal representation comes from Latin pro se,meaning "for oneself" or "on behalf of themselves" which,in modern law,means to argue on one's own behalf in a legal proceeding,as a defendant or plaintiff in civil cases,or a defendant in criminal cases,rather than have representation from counsel or an attorney.
A deferred prosecution agreement (DPA),which is very similar to a non-prosecution agreement (NPA),is a voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements. A case of corporate fraud,for instance,might be settled by means of a deferred-prosecution agreement in which the defendant agrees to pay fines,implement corporate reforms,and fully cooperate with the investigation. Fulfillment of the specified requirements will then result in dismissal of the charges.
Preetinder Singh Bharara is an Indian-born American lawyer,author,podcaster,and former federal prosecutor who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017. He is currently a partner at the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for five years prior to leading the Southern District of New York. According to The New York Times,Bharara was one of the "nation's most aggressive and outspoken prosecutors of public corruption and Wall Street crime" during his tenure as a federal prosecutor.
The 2012 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012. Candidates in the election were chosen in an August 7,2012 primary election,under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system,which allows voters to vote for any candidate running in the race,regardless of party affiliation. The two candidates who received the most votes in the primary election qualified for the general election.
The 2018 general election was held in the U.S. state of Texas on November 6,2018. All of Texas's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican and Democratic Parties nominated their candidates by primaries held March 6,2018. Convention Parties nominated their candidates at a series of conventions. County Conventions held March 17,2018,District Conventions held March 24,2018,and a State Convention held April 14,2018. At the present time there is only one Convention Party in Texas,that is the Libertarian Party. Other parties may seek to achieve ballot access.
The 2018 Colorado Attorney General election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the attorney general of Colorado.
The 2022 New York Attorney General election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Letitia James was eligible for re-election,however originally decided to run for Governor of New York in 2022. On December 9,2021,however,James suspended her gubernatorial campaign and announced that she would seek re-election as attorney general. Republicans nominated Michael Henry,an attorney from Queens. James defeated Henry by a margin of 9.2%,a massive underperformance from her 27.2% victory in 2018.
