'Gideon' at 50: A muted trumpet

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TODAY'S NEWS 'Gideon' at 50: A muted trumpet Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, the guarantee of right to counsel remains unrealized. In search of typical hip device case The first courtroom test of liability claims involving a particular hip replacement device ended in more or less a split decision: The jury awarded the plaintiff $8.3 million but rejected his bid for punitive damages. Unfortunately, attorneys on both sides agree, the outcome tells precious little about the prospects for the approximately 10,000 claims still pending over the device. Senators question White about time at firm Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama's nominee for chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, faced little resistance from senators during her March 12 confirmation hearing. 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 D.C. Courts filling a need for translators On a given morning in District of Columbia Superior Court, the soft voices of language interpreters can be heard just below the back-and-forth of judges, lawyers and litigants. Those voices have grown louder in recent years — figuratively, that is — according to court statistics. INADMISSIBLE Justices on sequestration; murky Blackwater case; a K&L Gates odyssey; Ramirez wastes no time at the FTC; Jones Day emergency in Detroit; deer hunting a go in Rock Creek Park; and Taranto's confirmed in this week's column. VOIR DIRE Hangin' on to what they've got; father of the year; resigned cops curve; and a key judgment in this week's column. MOVERS Thomas Hanley III joins the Loeb & Loeb's real estate department as partner in the Los Angeles office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE Duke Law conference highlights U.S./E.U . conflicts In litigation, E.U. data-protection law is at odds with U.S. presumption favoring disclosure of all relevant information. OPINION Not much to celebrate Fifty years later, the promise of Gideon remains largely unfulfilled. MOST POPULAR STORIES Major shakeups in the middle ranks of 'U.S. News' law school list Feds spend big on outside legal work Two law schools offer a money-back guarantee — with strings attached A sweeter settlement in BAR/BRI antitrust lawsuit Top law schools boost scholarships and loan repayment assistance Jones Day lands 6 high court clerks Feds spend big on outside legal work LinkedIn won't help most lawyers Sequestration outlook bleak for federal courts Yes, civil procedure will be on the bar exam		IN FOCUS Chicago Legal Departments of the Year The National Law Journal recognizes the Chicago area's top in-house departments, and their general counsel, in six categories: overall excellence; outside counsel management; technology; diversity and quality of life; pro bono and community service; and corporate compliance. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times In Agency Turf Battle, Appeals Court Voids $30M Fine Against Trader D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Interested in Third Term D.C. Circuit Weighs Fate of D.C. Anti-SLAPP Law in Federal Court THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog Five Am Law Firms "Lean In" Law School News—Penn, New York Law, Georgetown, + More Seduced and Abandoned LAW.COM NEWSWIRE Blindness Can't Stop Attorney From Landing Federal Clerkship Daughter Fights for Return of Dad Trapped in China Latham Recruits Taiwan-Focused L.A. Litigator Public Defender Resigns Over Lack of Resources Reed Smith Appoints New Leader in New York 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. FINRA Fines Up in 2012, Focused on Suitability 3 Compliance Lessons from the Wal-Mart Bribery Scandal Using BITs to Protect a Company's Foreign Assets 5 Big Firms Join Facebook COO's "Lean In" Campaign NYC Law Dept. Launches Unit to Defend Torts Against NYPD

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