D.C. Circuit Revives Public Records Suit Over Drone Documents

AFTERNOON UPDATE D.C. Circuit Revives Public Records Suit Over Drone Documents The CIA can no longer outright deny the existence of any agency documents related to drone strikes, a federal appeals court in Washington said today in overturning a trial judge's ruling that allowed the intelligence agency to remain silent on whether any such documents are in the files. In Agency Turf Battle, Appeals Court Voids $30M Fine Against Trader Federal energy regulators who fined a trader $30 million for allegedly manipulating natural gas markets acted outside of the scope of the commission's authority, a federal appeals court in Washington said today. 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 FTC Efforts to Undo Georgia Hospital Merger Pick up Steam With a U.S. Supreme Court victory in hand, the Federal Trade Commission is moving forward with its administrative case to undo the merger of the only two hospitals in Albany, Ga. Federal Circuit Upholds Patent Damages in Power Converter Case A federal appeals court has upheld a district court's $11.9 million boost to a patent infringement damages award, including an increase for defendants' post-verdict infringement even though the plaintiff did not initially bring a willful infringement claim. D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Interested in Third Term District of Columbia Court of Appeals Chief Judge Eric Washington is interested in a third term leading the city's highest local court, according to an announcement today from the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT 6th Annual Freedom of Information Day American University Washington College of Law's Collaboration on Government Secrecy celebrates its sixth Freedom of Information Day. This day-long conference on March 18 anchors Sunshine Week. Leading experts will discuss matters of importance to the openness-in-government community, with the hope of improved FOIA implementation during President Obama's second term. CLE credits are available by request. LEARN MORE D.C. Circuit Weighs Fate of D.C. Anti-SLAPP Law in Federal Court The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today heard arguments in a closely watched defamation case that could determine how the District's law against strategic lawsuits aimed at participation, or SLAPPs, is used in federal court in the future.		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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