Obama Makes Two Noteworthy Picks for Federal Circuit Bench

AFTERNOON UPDATE Obama Makes Two Noteworthy Picks for Federal Circuit Bench President Barack Obama nominated two more attorneys for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, one from the Department of Justice and one from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the White House announced today. DOJ Settles Suit Over FBI Informant Records The U.S. Justice Department has agreed in principle to settle a public records dispute with a newspaper that is seeking access to FBI information about the work acclaimed civil rights era photographer Ernest Withers performed as a confidential informant. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Register Today: 10k Run & Walk Join the legal community in supporting the American Heart Association through Lawyers Have Heart! Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the Washington Harbour at Georgetown. Set up a team from your office and compete for bragging rights! Register Today. Click here Judge Denies Motion to Unseal Chandra Levy Murder Case Proceedings Information on recent developments in the Chandra Levy murder case will remain under seal, per a judge's order, over the objections of media organizations and the D.C. Public Defender Service. Senate Committee Approves Three Circuit Nominees The Senate Judiciary Committee approved three circuit court nominees Thursday, sending them to wait for a confirmation vote on the Senate floor. 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 Lawsuit Over Abortions for Intellectually Disabled Women Moves Forward In 1978 and 1984, District of Columbia officials authorized abortions for two intellectually disabled women under the city's care. In 1994, the city approved eye surgery for another woman in a similar position. A Washington federal judge recently denied the city's motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the city of authorizing these procedures in violation of the women's constitutional rights. Private Prisons Operator Hires Greenberg Traurig to Lobby on Lease Agreements The largest private operator and owner of U.S. prisons has locked up the lobbying services of Greenberg Traurig.		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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