U.S. Senate Confirms Patty Shwartz for Third Circuit Seat

AFTERNOON UPDATE U.S. Senate Confirms Patty Shwartz for Third Circuit Seat The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Patty Shwartz of New Jersey to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, more than 18 months after President Barack Obama first nominated her. DOJ Official Testifies on 'Significant Challenges' in Campaign Finance Investigations, Prosecutions The U.S. Justice Department is "hampered" from uncovering corruption and enforcing campaign finance laws in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a top prosecutor testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Georgetown Law Argues for Dismissal of Age Discrimination Lawsuit A Washington federal judge heard arguments Monday on whether the use of words such as "young" or "pick of the litter" in discussing law professor applicants was evidence of discrimination against older applicants in Georgetown University Law Center's hiring process. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT D.C. Federal Judges Honor Law Firm Pro Bono Work Given the high percentage of District of Columbia residents living below the poverty line, Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today stressed the importance of law firm pro bono work.		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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