Consumer Agency Urges Court to Toss Suit Against It

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • Consumer Agency Urges Court to Toss Suit Against It • Georgetown Law School Donor's Lawsuit Moved to D.C. • Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Douglas Hallward-Driemeier • D.C. Circuit Rejects FOIA Access to White House Visitor Logs • Ex-EEOC GC on Background Checks in Hiring Decisions • Law Scholars Debate Legality of Syria Attack Consumer Agency Urges Court to Toss Suit Against It The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week struck back against a company that's challenging the constitutionality of the agency's structure, arguing in court papers that the plaintiffs "utterly fail to show that the Bureau's authority is out of step with... Read More » Georgetown Law School Donor's Lawsuit Moved to D.C. A breach of contract suit filed against Georgetown University by a multimillion-dollar donor to the law school was transferred this week from Texas federal district court to Washington, where it'll play out just several blocks from the law school campus.... Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Bloomberg BNA FREE REPORT: It's 9:00 a.m. Do You Know Where your Employees Are? The Legal Implications of Telecommuting. Bloomberg BNA's report, It's 9:00 a.m. Do You Know Where your Employees Are?, provides employers with an expert's perspective into the legal issues they must consider as they contemplate telecommuting policies, along with practical guidance based on recent case decisions. From considerations including ADA and reasonable accommodation to issues of wage and hour, workplace safety and data security, this report clearly outlines factors to consider as employers communicate telecommuting policies and provides actionable steps to successfully implement and benefit from this expanding workforce trend. Download Now. Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Douglas Hallward-Driemeier It's been a busy summer for Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, the managing partner of Ropes & Gray's Washington office. On the last day of the Supreme Court term, the high court said it would review the limits of power of bankruptcy judges;... Read More » D.C. Circuit Rejects FOIA Access to White House Visitor Logs The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled today that records of visitors to the White House were off limits to requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Allowing public access to the information would circumvent Congress'... Read More » Ex-EEOC GC on Background Checks in Hiring Decisions On August 9, U.S. District Judge Roger Titus in Maryland dismissed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against Freeman Cos., which the agency claimed was discriminating against minority and male job applicants. The EEOC said in a September 2009 compliant... Read More » Law Scholars Debate Legality of Syria Attack With the possibility of military action against Syria looming, constitutional scholars are debating whether the president must first get approval from Congress to legally launch an attack. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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