Headlines • Boston Bombing Suspect Enters Seven Not Guilty Pleas • Attorneys: Asiana Crash Could Produce 'Really Big Cases' • Cadre of Lawyers Will Tend to Military Veterans' Needs • Apple Conspired to Fix E-Book Prices, Judge Rules • Manning and Snowden: Wakeup Call on Overclassification • Warren Lee Hill's—and the Supreme Court's—Last Chance • Treaty Awards Compliance Iffy • Recent Rulings May Lead to More Issues Classes • Obama Picks Miami Lawyer for Singapore Ambassador • Growth Puts Spotlight on the Philippines Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday during a hearing crowded with victims of the April 15 explosions, as a Boston federal magistrate judge warned attorneys against filing an excessive number of sealed documents. Read More » The family members of two men killed in the first crash involving a new civilian helicopter model have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that defects in the engine and fuel system caused a mechanical malfunction soon after takeoff. Read More » A small army of lawyers will deploy this fall to take on a special mission: Help veterans tackle the legal problems associated with access to health care, jobs and housing, and family problems. Read More » Following a June bench trial in which Judge Denise Cote heard testimony about a hastily assembled plan by Apple to plunge into the e-book market by combining with publishers fed up with the $9.99 price charged by Amazon, the judge said today that "the evidence is overwhelming that Apple knew of the unlawful aims of the conspiracy and joined the conspiracy with the specific intent to help it succeed." Read More » Neither Manning nor Snowden are heroes. Both violated the law and deserve prosecution. Yet, as various bodies have warned for more than 50 years, and as Manning's case shows, the government is hiding too much. Holding accountable those people who create the needless secrets in the first place may be the key to balancing the equation. Read More » Hill's case forces the Supreme Court to put its money where its mouth is: If the constitutional right to a forum to challenge unlawful imprisonment and execution means what Felker said, then the Court must use its original habeas jurisdiction in the rare case like Hill's where such relief is necessary to prevent a patently unconstitutional execution. Read More » NLJ affiliate The American Lawyer has reviewed the largest awards in the history of its Arbitration Scorecard survey and investigated their enforcement. We were left with two strong conclusions about investment treaty arbitration. Read More » Plaintiffs increasingly likely to seek certification of classes involving single claim or just issue of liability. Read More » Kirk Wagar, a top fundraiser for the Obama campaign, specializes in disability claims. Read More » Often overshadowed by Indonesia, Southeast Asia's other archipelago nation outpaced even China to be Asia's fastest-growing economy in the first quarter. But some firms weren't surprised. Read More » | 
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