NEwS FROM WASHINGTON » D.C. Circuit Invalidates Class in Special Education Case » Twenty-One Lawyers Apply for Superior Court Vacancy » Orrick Bolsters Supreme Court, Appellate Practice » FCC Chairman Genachowski to Join Aspen Institute » Five Former Finnegan Lawyers Form Trademark Boutique » Inside the Judgment Fund » House Votes to Shut Down NLRB » NLRB's Quandary » New DOJ Privacy Rules for Antitrust Plea Deals » D.C. MOVES The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed the certification of a class in a sprawling lawsuit against the District of Columbia over the provision of special education services, a setback for the plaintiffs more than a year... Read More » Magistrate and administrative law judges dominated the pool of Washington lawyers who applied to fill an upcoming vacancy on the District of Columbia Superior Court. Of the 21 applicants hoping to fill Judge A. Franklin Burgess Jr.'s seat after he... Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Setting an Immigration Reform Agenda American University Washington College of Law will host an afternoon conference on April 19 featuring a panel of immigrants' rights advocates, law professors, and policymakers who will identify what priorities the administration should set on immigration reform in the United States and how to implement the proposed reforms effectively. CLE credit is available by request. LEARN MORE | Updated 2:13 p.m. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has added a partner to the firm's Supreme Court and appellate group in Washington. Eric Shumsky, previously a Sidley Austin partner, brings experience representing clients in industries like telecommunications, technology, pharmaceutical, financial services,... Read More » Outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will join the Aspen Institute to focus on communications policy and its effect on society, the institute announced today. Genachowski, who announced in March he would resign "in the coming weeks," will become... Read More » Five attorneys from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner are leaving the firm to start an intellectual property boutique in Washington focused on trademark issues. Finnegan confirmed on Friday the departure of partners Stephanie Bald, David Kelly, Robert Litowitz, and... Read More » The federal government spent more than $4 billion to resolve lawsuits last year, a $1.3 billion increase from spending in 2011, an analysis of government records shows. Read More » The House voted Friday to shut down the National Labor Relations Board, with one Republican congressman calling the board "worse than useless" since a recent appeals court ruling voided the recess appointments of two board members. Read More » President Barack Obama stepped back into the fray over the National Labor Relations Board last week, nominating two lawyers to fill vacant seats at an agency whose membership has drawn criticism from Republicans and questions of legality from a federal appeals court. Read More » Antitrust lawyers are applauding a new Justice Department policy that's likely to benefit uncooperative employees of corporations under investigation for price fixing and other cartel conduct. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES Denial of post-trial request for appointed counsel no Sixth Amendment violation where defendant had earlier waived counsel three times (per curiam) Read More » Plaintiff seeking to initiate class action must present evidence showing that case may be suitable for award of damages on class-wide basis before class action status can be granted (Scalia, J.) Read More » Federal Tort Claims Act waiver of government immunity for intentional torts committed by federal law enforcement or investigative officers extends broadly to all acts or omissions arising within scope of employment (Thomas, J.) Read More » Use of drug-sniffing dog on homeowner's porch to investigate what was inside his home constituted "search" under Fourth Amendment (Scalia, J.) Read More » Clean Water Act no bar to citizen suit against property owner who failed to obtain permits before discharging stormwater runoffs into Oregon rivers (Kennedy, J.) Read More » Anti-lien provision in federal Medicaid statute preempted North Carolina's irrebuttable statutory presumption that one-third of tort recovery was attributable to medical expenses (Kennedy, J.) Read More » | 
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