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| AFTERNOON UPDATE Judge Questions DOJ Over Secrecy in Author's First Amendment CaseA U.S. Justice Department lawyer faced sharp questions today from a Washington judge over the government effort to restrict an author's ability to challenge whether certain details in his book about the Afghan war should remain secret. D.C. Circuit Rejects Law Clerk Hiring PlanThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put out a notice that it would no longer adhere to the federal law clerk hiring plan because it is "no longer working."
Seeking Nominations for Washington Legal Departments of the YearThe National Law Journal is seeking nominations for Washington Legal Departments of the Year for 2013. We will recognize the Washington region's top in-house departments in six categories. To qualify, the departments must be led by lawyers from the D.C. metro area. More information is available here. Please send completed submissions to nljsurvey@alm.com, and include "Washington" and the company's name in the subject line. The deadline for submissions is January 31. If you have questions, please contact Sam Skolnik at sskolnik@alm.com or 202-828-0317. Alston & Bird Registers as Adviser to Russian FederationAlston & Bird notified the U.S. Department of Justice this week that the firm was hired to act as an adviser to the Russian Federation on "issues which affect the bilateral US-Russian Relationship."
Daily D.C. Lateral Roundup: Baker Botts; Hughes HubbardBaker Botts has added a government affairs attorney to its Washington office. Jeffrey Munk, formerly with Hogan Lovells, joins the corporate and government relations practices as a partner. He was previously legislative counsel for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas). |
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