NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • Classified Documents In Dispute in Leaks Case • Obama Demands Action in Nominating Three for D.C. Circuit • Sidley Team Represents Key Figure in Petraeus Scandal • FTC Shines in Teeth Whitening Case in Appeals Court • McGuireWoods Hires Former Top Senate Finance Aide • D.C. Appeals Court Senior Judge Up for Reappointment Defense lawyers in a high-profile government leaks prosecution are pushing back against the government's management of classified information in the case. The defendant, former U.S. Department of State contractor Stephen Jin-Woo Kim, was accused of leaking confidential information about North... Read More » President Barack Obama today formally nominated three lawyers to fill slots on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, introducing the candidates in remarks in the Rose Garden and calling on the U.S. Senate to give each nominee... Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Bloomberg BNA Get comprehensive, daily coverage of key developments on Capitol Hill and around the country plus expert analysis of their impact on the business landscape with Bloomberg BNA's Daily Report for Executives™ Our team of experienced, knowledgeable editors and correspondents brings you in-depth coverage of leading legislative, regulatory, and judicial news from the nation's capital, the states, and around the world. Organized to offer you coverage focused on key business topics, The Report helps you monitor federal, state, and international developments that could affect your short- and long-term plans and helps you confidently map a sound strategy. FREE TRIAL. | A team of Sidley Austin attorneys, including the head of the firm's privacy practice, is representing Jill Kelley, a Florida woman caught up in the David Petraeus scandal, in a breach of privacy suit, filed Monday against the government in... Read More » The Federal Trade Commission has reason to smile after an appellate win in a case involving an attempt by dentists in North Carolina to corner the market on teeth whitening services. It's the agency's second recent victory in a case... 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 | A former top aide to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's Democrats will start at the Washington office of McGuireWoods next month, the firm announced today. Russell Sullivan, who stepped down as the panel's staff director in January, will join McGuireWoods... Read More » Updated at 4:55 p.m. After more than three decades on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Senior Judge James Belson is up for reappointment as a senior judge on the bench. The local group that reviews judges for reappointment,... Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES Rape defendant suffered no constitutional violation when state trial court excluded evidence of victim's prior, uncorroborated accusations (per curiam) Read More » Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954 preempted state law providing that spouses cease to be beneficiaries of each other's life insurance policies after they are divorced (Sotomayor, J.) Read More » State statute authorizing DNA collection from probable cause felony arrestees is not unconstitutional (Kennedy, J.) Read More » Actual innocence, if proved, will justify federal habeas review even procedural bar exists or if AEDPA statute of limitations has expired (Ginsburg, J.) Read More » Procedural default no bar to federal habeas review where state's procedural framework not likely to provide meaningful opportunity to raise claim of ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal (Breyer, J.) Read More » Untimely petition for relief under National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act may qualify for attorney fee award if filed in good faith and if basis for claim is reasonable (Sotomayor, J.) Read More » | 
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