NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • Apple, Samsung Face Off Over Patents • Better Call Saul? Maybe Not—The 'Breaking Bad' Lawyer • ABA Changes Graduate Data Collection Timeline • D.C. Circuit Voids Class in Freight Rail Antitrust Case • Obama Vows Reform of Surveillance Programs • Dog Days? Time for a Tax Reform Road Trip • New Report Examines Roberts' Picks for Judicial Conference Slots • Former SEC Official Joins Sidley Austin • Bellwether Toyota Trial Centers on Missing Brake Override • For Civil Rights Advocates, a New Fight Over Voting Having duked it out over patents on the West Coast, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. brought the latest stage of their fight to a federal appeals court in Washington on Friday, arguing over when courts can block the sale of products as a remedy for infringement. Read More » In the four seasons that we've known Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad, we've seen him do everything from laundering money to brokering the services of hit men. But amid all of Saul's questionable (and at times criminal) behavior, does he run afoul of attorney ethics rules? To find out, The National Law Journal spoke with those in the know. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Join MINTZ LEVIN - August 12 Join us August 12 at 1:00 pm EST, 10:00 am PST for a webinar featuring a discussion about the impact of the Windsor decision on employee benefits, immigration, employment, wealth transfer, securities, bankruptcy, litigation, taxes, and more. Visit www.mintz.com/Post-DOMA-Webinar for details. NY & CA CLE credit available.
| The American Bar Association's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Friday narrowly approved moving the timeline for collecting new graduation employment figures back one month. Read More » A federal appeals court in Washington today, pointing to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on class actions, struck down the certification of thousands of businesses pursuing a large-scale antitrust case against four major freight rail companies. The ruling wasn't... Read More » President Barack Obama announced steps Friday to give more public oversight to the nation's surveillance programs, saying he will open up previously secret legal opinions and pursue reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. In a press conference at the... Read More » With Congress on recess until September 9, the chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee are slated to visit Intel Corp. and Square Inc. later this month to talk tax reform with the tech... Read More » Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has been criticized over his selection of judges who sit on the secret court that oversees government surveillance programs, but a new study shows he has a more balanced approach when it comes to filling... Read More » Sidley Austin has added a former U.S. Securities and Exchange official to the firm's Washington office. Thomas Kim, formerly chief counsel an associate director of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, joins the firm as a partner. Kim held the... Read More » Jurors in Los Angeles heard opening statements Thursday in the first bellwether trial against Toyota Motor Corp. over acceleration defects. The plaintiffs in the case are asking for $20 million in damage. Read More » Recent weeks have brought several déjà vu moments for Barbara Arnwine and for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which she has led as president since 1989. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES | 
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