NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • Senate Deal Paves Way for Cordray Confirmation Vote • Lobbying Powerhouses Flexible on Billable Hour vs. Retainer • FTC Outlines its Five-Year Plan • Changing of the Guard at D.C. Federal Court • D.C. Appeals Court Chief Judge Approved for Third Term • Boston Bombing Suspect's Defenders Seek Reinforcement Updated 3:16 p.m. The Senate appeared to strike a deal Tuesday that allows Richard Cordray's confirmation as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, clearing a cloud of legal uncertainty that has hung over the agency since he began that... Read More » Holland & Knight made headlines for all but eliminating the billable hour for its lobbying clients in January 2012 in favor of the retainer. More than a year later, that all-in approach has been all but ignored by the larger... Read More » The Federal Trade Commission today released its draft strategic plan for the next five years, calling for a continued focus on protecting consumers, maintaining competition and advancing organizational performance. The number one strategic goal outlined in the 23-page draft plan... Read More » After more than five years leading the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Royce Lamberth formally passed the gavel this morning to his successor as the court's chief judge, Judge Richard Roberts. Lamberth, who had been chief... Read More » Updated at 3:35 p.m. Chief Judge Eric Washington of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals will serve a third, four-year term as the top judge of the city's highest local court. The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, the... Read More » Death penalty defense guru Judy Clarke on Monday asked a Boston federal judge to add another death penalty specialist to the defense team for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who faces 17 charges that could carry the death penalty. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional as deprivation of equal liberty of persons that is protected by Fifth Amendment (Kennedy, J.) Read More » Attempt to compel person to recommend his employer approve investment did not constitute "obtaining of property from another" for purposes of Hobbs Act definition of extortion (Scalia, J.) Read More » Proponents of California same-sex marriage law initiative lacked standing to appeal federal district court's disapproval after California governor and state and local officials refused to defend challenged law (Roberts, C.J.) Read More » Provision in 1965 Voting Rights Act determining which states must receive federal preclearance based on past history of discrimination in voting is outdated and unconstitutional (Roberts, C.J.) Read More » Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a claim of retaliatory adverse employment action requires proof of but-for causation, not merely proof that improper motive was one of multiple causes of the challenged employment action. (U.S. Supreme Court, 06-24-2013) Read More » Biological father who had never had custody of child could not rely on Indian Child Welfare Act to obtain custody after birth mother agreed to adoption of child by non-Indian adoptive couple (Alito, J.) Read More » | 
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