Judge Upholds Police Media Policy, but Not Discipline Against Officer

AFTERNOON UPDATE Judge Upholds Police Media Policy, but Not Discipline Against Officer A Washington federal judge found yesterday that the Metropolitan Police Department's policy on when officers can speak with the press is constitutional, but ruled that the department's disciplinary action against an officer who did speak with a reporter in 2009 violated the First Amendment. Chief Judge Sentelle of D.C. Circuit Takes Senior Status Judge David Sentelle's last day as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was Monday, leaving a fourth vacancy on the 11-judge panel for President Barack Obama to try to fill during his second term. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Catholic University's School of Law "Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform," Feb. 15, 2013. Former Md. Gov. Bob Ehrlich and D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier are among the panelists focused on generating bipartisan support for sustainable reform in the nation’s corrections policy, including police practices, sentencing, prison overcrowding, clemency and decriminalization. Sponsored by the Catholic University Law Review. Click for info. DOJ Defends Walgreens Drug Center Suspension The U.S. Justice Department on Monday defended the decision by federal drug officials to temporarily suspend the ability of a Walgreens Co. drug distribution center in south Florida to fill certain controlled substance orders. Crowell & Moring Tapped for Pro Bono Review of D.C. Sexual Assault Report D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) announced today that Crowell & Moring will be serving as pro bono counsel to review a recent report accusing the Metropolitan Police Department of mishandling sexual assault cases. Steptoe Lobbied for Post-Sandy Relief A pair of former congressmen now at Steptoe & Johnson LLP waded into Hurricane Sandy disaster relief appropriations legislation at the request of a division of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to lobbying registration paperwork filed with Congress on Friday. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Need to transfer files from paper to mobile devices? Register today to learn more about Bridging the Mobile/Paper Gap to Increase Productivity . This informational webinar will review the trends, risks and challenges faced by law firms and corporate legal departments at the interface between mobile devices and paper. Then it will investigate the solutions designed by Canon U.S.A. to help mitigate those risks and challenges. Click here to register Founding Partner of Pillsbury Predecessor Firm Dies Steuart Pittman, one of the name partners of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, died Sunday, a Pillsbury spokeswoman confirmed. Daily D.C. Lateral Roundup: McGuireWoods; Venable McGuireWoods has added Bernadette Rappold, previously a civil enforcement director at the Environmental Protection Agency, to its Washington office.		Get the BLT on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Available now in the App Store. If you have Twitter account, you can now follow NLJ Editor in Chief David L. Brown at twitter.com/davidlbrownjr. Follow him for links to key stories and updates from the NLJ newsroom. You can also track news on Twitter from the NLJ's Washington bureau at twitter.com/legal_times.
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