In April, the acting general counsel issued a complaint over Boeing's decision to build airplanes at a nonunion plant in South Carolina, following a dispute with Boeing machinists in Washington State.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that since he did not raise the ineffective assistance of counsel issue in his state appeal, he could not raise it in a federal habeas petition.
The surveillance, conducted by a C.I.A. unit called Division D, was ended after the agency's general counsel issued an opinion that it violated the agency's charter and "should be carried on by appropriate law-enforcement agencies".
Responding to questions on whether the indictment said Mr. DePino had done anything illegal, John H. Durham, the United States attorney's chief counsel, issued a statement on Wednesday: "Mr. DePino is not charged in the indictment.
Merita Hopkins, Boston's corporation counsel, issued a statement Wednesday saying, "We intend to accept applications for certificates of marriage from everyone except partners who do not reside in Massachusetts, and neither one of which intends to reside in Massachusetts".
Some years ago, a State Department counsel issued an opinion that stated that the president, as commander in chief, had the power to order Delta Force to capture terrorists overseas and then bring them back to the United States, the former C.I.A. lawyer recalled.
The County Board's legal counsel issued an opinion that the new contribution limits were unconstitutional.
The case ended at that point; Barnes was vindicated, and Raith's counsel issued him with a public apology.
The military judge, acknowledging that the proceedings could not continue until the counsel issue was resolved, ruled on the issue that day.
Secondly, then you have Rahm Emanuel basically have his own lawyer, the White House counsel issue a statement saying 'Hey, this is all fine, we're good to go,' with no analysis whatsoever.
GOP members of Congress have attacked the board in particular over a controversial complaint its general counsel issued against the Boeing Company, as well as new rules created that would streamline the union election process and require businesses to post notices in the workplace that spell out collective bargaining rights.
