Holder to Propose Prison System Reforms

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • Holder to Propose Prison System Reforms • Gershengorn Named Principal Deputy Solicitor General • In D.C. Corruption Probe, Vinson & Elkins Joins the Fray • Sidley Austin Extends K Street N.W. Lease to 2031 • ABA Panel Favors Dropping Law School Tenure Requirement • ABA Changes Graduate Data Collection Timeline Holder to Propose Prison System Reforms Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. plans to propose comprehensive prison system reforms today, including scaled back prosecutions for non-violent drug offenders and increased flexibility for judges on mandatory minimum sentences, according to news organizations that got early copies of the... Read More » Gershengorn Named Principal Deputy Solicitor General The Justice Department confirmed this morning that Ian Gershengorn, currently a deputy assistant attorney general in the civil division, will be the next principal deputy solicitor general. He replaces Sri Srinivasan who left for a seat on the U.S. Court... Read More » In D.C. Corruption Probe, Vinson & Elkins Joins the Fray Updated at 12:20 p.m. The head of Vinson & Elkins' white-collar practice, William Lawler III, is representing the latest defendant netted in U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr.'s local corruption probe. Vernon Hawkins, a former volunteer adviser for Mayor Vincent Gray's... Read More » Sidley Austin Extends K Street N.W. Lease to 2031 Sidley Austin has renewed its lease at 1501 K Street N.W., taking 289,000 square feet through 2031. In an interview, Washington managing partner Mark Hopson said that the firm considered new development options as well as taking space in other... Read More » ABA Panel Favors Dropping Law School Tenure Requirement The American Bar Association's Council of the Section of the Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Friday tentatively embraced two plans that would eliminate tenure as an accreditation requirement. Read More » ABA Changes Graduate Data Collection Timeline 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 » SUPREME COURT CASES

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