Labor Secretary Nomination Moves to Full Senate

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON »  Labor Secretary Nomination Moves to Full Senate »  D.C. Court: Judges Can Investigate Juror Racial Bias »  Bulger Attorneys Oppose Juror Criminal Background Checks »  Lawyers Saddle Up for Bike to Work Day »  Mali Hires Davidoff Hutcher Lobbyists »  Harvard Law Opens Applications to Juniors Labor Secretary Nomination Moves to Full Senate Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez's bid to be the next Labor secretary might have passed the first hurdle in the Senate, but Republicans are still strongly opposed to the nomination. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions... Read More » D.C. Court: Judges Can Investigate Juror Racial Bias Judges confronted with allegations of racial or ethnic bias among jurors are allowed to investigate the claims, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. The opinion created a new exception to case law historically barring judges from questioning... 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 Bulger Attorneys Oppose Juror Criminal Background Checks Accused mobster James "Whitey" Bulger is fighting the government's request to conduct criminal background checks on jurors who pass preliminary screening for his trial. Read More » Lawyers Saddle Up for Bike to Work Day Cyclists fill Freedom Plaza in downtown Washington. More than 14,000 bicyclists—including a few lawyers—saddled up for Washington's annual bike to work day. The event is meant to encourage cyclists of all skill levels to commute by bike and raise awareness... Read More » Mali Hires Davidoff Hutcher Lobbyists As Mali fights to keep its northern territory and legendary city of Timbuktu out of rebels' hands, the West African nation has hired Davidoff Hutcher & Citron to lobby for it in Washington. The firm is planning to meet with... Read More » Harvard Law Opens Applications to Juniors Harvard Law School has announced a pilot program under which Harvard undergraduates may apply and gain acceptance during their junior year, provided they agree to work for two years in between graduation and beginning their legal studies. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES Bullock v. Bankchampaign, N.A. 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 » Bowman v. Monsanto Company 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 » Dan's City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey State law claims stemming from storage and disposal of towed vehicles not preempted by federal motor carrier regulatory statute (Ginsburg, J.) Read More » McBurney v. Young 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 » Boyer v. Louisiana Read More » Moncrieffe v. Holder 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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