Headlines • A Fractious, and Fractured, Term at the Supreme Court • What's on Tap for Next Term • DOJ Denounces Voting Rights Act Decision • Chicago's Rising Stars • Patton Boggs' Fee Fight Will Remain Public • SEC Has Begun Paying Whistleblower Bounties • Justice Kennedy's World • Beechcraft GC Flying High • Hong Kong Judge Slams Bank for "Downfall" Firing • Sinopec, Marathon Handle $1.5 Billion Deal In-House It was a U.S. Supreme Court term for the history books, with a final week that will be remembered for its powerful — and to some, contradictory — rulings on equality. • Next term: Key tests of the president's recess-appointments power, the Clean Air Act and the establishment clause. Read More » Although there are no potential blockbusters like same-sex marriage on next term's docket yet, the justices will court plenty of controversy as they revisit hot-button issues including abortion, affirmative action, religion, campaign finance and the president's recess-appointment power. Read More » For months, Attorney General Eric Holder has insisted that the Justice Department will remain aggressive in protecting the right to vote no matter how the Supreme Court ruled in the latest challenge of the Voting Rights Act. Now his words will be put to the test. Read More » Don't fear for the future of the legal profession in Chicago; judging by our survey of the city's rising stars, it's in very good hands. We asked our readers to nominate up-and-comers and snooped around on our own to compile this list of achievers in Chicago's law firms, corporate law departments and the legal academy. Read More » Law firms tend to shy away from publicly airing grievances with clients, but that can be tough if a dispute lands in court. Last week, Patton Boggs unsuccessfully tried to keep a fee fight under seal in District of Columbia Superior Court. Read More » Its rulings so far suggest the pace and scope of awards may be more limited than the business community feared. Read More » The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Windsor reflected themes that have been present in Justice Kennedy's jurisprudence for years: a concern about federalism and a desire to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination. Read More » Profile of Beechcraft general counsel Alexander Snyder. Read More » Hong Kong's High Court ruled that Jefferies Group had wrongfully fired an employee who sent out an electronic newsletter linking to a parody video featuring an actor playing Hitler. Read More » The Chinese state-owned oil giant has proposed acquiring Houston-based Marathon's stake in an Angolan offshore block. Read More » | 
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