Justices Testify on Budget, Cameras, Minority Clerks

AFTERNOON UPDATE Justices Testify on Budget, Cameras, Minority Clerks Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer told a House appropriations subcommittee Thursday that budget cuts triggered by sequestration could hamper the high court's work over time -- but will hit lower federal courts more severely. Consumer Financial Agency to Increase Oversight of Student Loan Servicers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today moved to step up its supervision of the student loan market, proposing a rule that would bring the largest non-bank loan servicers under its direct oversight. 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 New Rule Approved to Verify D.C. Lawyers' IOLTA Participation In a move that would bring the D.C. Bar in line with other states with mandatory bars, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals recently approved a new rule giving the D.C. Bar Foundation authority to periodically check that local attorneys are participating in the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts, or IOLTA, program. Locke Lord Brings On GOP Hill Staffer as New Lobbyist Locke Lord Strategies, Locke Lord's lobbying shop in Washington, has hired a new senior policy adviser who most recently worked on Capitol Hill for a decade as a Republican staffer, the firm announced on Wednesday. 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 Daily D.C. Lateral Roundup: Steptoe & Johnson LLP The former founding partner at the D.C. boutique Holch & Erickson has moved to Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Washington office as a partner.		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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