Headlines • Obama to Nominate Three Lawyers to D.C. Circuit • Justice Dept. Defends Holder Testimony on Leaks • Ex-Profs: Phoenix Values Profits Over Students, Faculty • In 5-4 Decision, Supreme Court Blesses DNA Sampling • First Circuit Trims Subpoenas of College's IRA Interviews • Use of Contingent Fees Challenged in Robo-Signing Case • THE 2013 APPELLATE HOT LIST • VOIR DIRE: Flies in the Vasoline • The U.S. Government is Here to Help...Fight Corruption? • Law School Applications Are Up (But Down) Updated 8:25 p.m. President Barack Obama on Tuesday will simultaneously nominate three lawyers for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, an aggressive move to fill vacancies on a key appellate court that will further flame tension between... Read More » The U.S. Justice Department today defended the accuracy of Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.'s testimony about his role in leak prosecutions, refuting the notion among critics that he misled members of Congress and opened himself up to a potential perjury... Read More » Two former tenured professors have sued the Phoenix School of Law and the company that owns it, claiming that they were improperly fired after raising concerns about what they called a drive for profits at the expense of students and faculty. Read More » Police sampling of the DNA of individuals arrested in connection with serious crimes may become as routine as fingerprinting and photographing as the result of a major Fourth Amendment ruling by the Supreme Court on Monday. Read More » A federal appeals court has ruled that Boston College need not release 74 transcripts of interviews from an oral history project about political organizations associated with the Northern Ireland "Troubles." Read More » The Nevada Supreme Court is expected to take up arguments in a high-profile robo-signing case in which a mortgage processing services firm is challenging the legal authority of the state's attorney general to hire Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll on a contingent fee basis. Read More » This year's U.S. Supreme Court term lacks the high-stakes drama of last year's row over the Affordable Care Act, which seemed to attract briefs from every appellate shop around. There's still plenty to get excited about, however, as demonstrated by the cases we highlight in our annual Appellate Hot List. Read More » A funny thing happened on the way to the Stone Temple Pilots' 20th anniversary concert tour. The band got divorced. Plus: Warhol & Velvet Underground settle, Zherka sues the IRS, and Disney accused of pirating in this week's column. Read More » When companies discuss U.S. government international anticorruption initiatives, they voice considerable suspicion. And while their skepticism is understandable, it may also be misplaced. Read More » Latest news about the law school market. Plus, a report on the report about law faculty diversity. Read More » | 
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