NEwS FROM WASHINGTON » AG Holder 'Confident' DOJ Followed Rules in AP Phone Review » Q&A: Latham & Watkins' Alice Fisher » Report: 'Confusion' About D.C. Post-Arrest Procedures » Nokia Taps Alston Lobbyists to Help with Trade Agency » Daily D.C. Lateral Move: Jones Day; Holland & Knight; Drinker Biddle & Reath; Paley Rothman » Scandal Could Leave IRS 'Gun Shy' With Political Groups Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. revealed Tuesday he was not involved with a controversial decision to subpoena Associated Press phone records as part of an investigation into a leak of classified information. Holder, addressing reporters at a press conference about... Read More » In the 35 years since Latham & Watkins established its Washington presence, the firm has grown from an outpost to one of the 10 largest offices in the District. At the helm is Alice Fisher, managing partner of Washington office... Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Register Today: 10k Run & Walk Join the legal community in supporting the American Heart Association through Lawyers Have Heart 10k Run and 3k Fun Walk! Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the Washington Harbour at Georgetown. Set up a team from your office and compete for bragging rights! - Presented in partnership by McDermott Will & Emery Click here | Updated at 3:36 p.m. A committee of prosecutors, defense lawyers and law enforcement officials are calling on the District of Columbia Council to reform laws surrounding post-arrest procedures, identifying "confusion" among the public and within the criminal justice system. A... Read More » Nokia Inc. has called on a former U.S. senator and three of her colleagues at Alston & Bird in Washington to help it with the U.S. International Trade Commission, according to lobbying registration paperwork filed with Congress on Monday. The... Read More » Jones Day has added a former DOJ trial lawyer to the Washington office. J. Andrew Jackson has joined as a partner in the government regulation practice. Previously, he was a partner in Dickstein Shapiro's Washington office where he led the... Read More » A growing controversy in Washington involving the Internal Revenue Service could mean big changes in the way the agency regulates the political activity of tax-exempt organizations, according to election law experts. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES Bankruptcy Code term "defalcation" includes culpable state of mind requirement involving knowledge of, or gross negligence in respect to, improper nature of fiduciary behavior (Breyer, J.) Read More » Patent exhaustion doctrine did not apply to allow farmer to reproduce patented seeds by planting and harvesting saved seeds without patent holder's permission (Kagan, J.) Read More » State law claims stemming from storage and disposal of towed vehicles not preempted by federal motor carrier regulatory statute (Ginsburg, J.) Read More » Virginia statute restricting public records access to Virginia citizens only does not violate either Privileges and Immunities Clause or dormant Commerce Clause (Alito, J.) Read More » Where noncitizen's conviction for marijuana distribution offense did not establish offense involved remuneration or more than small amount of marijuana, offense was not aggravated felony under immigration law (Sotomayor, J.) Read More » | 
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