BBC Ordered to Turn Over Footage from Yasser Arafat Documentary

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • BBC Ordered to Turn Over Footage from Yasser Arafat Documentary • Obama Makes Another Judicial Nomination Push • Obama Picks Regulatory Vet for Transportation Dept. GC • Plaintiff Targets China Bank to Collect on $26 Million Award • Sutherland Snags Five Lawyers from Dow Lohnes • E-Filing Expands in D.C. Superior Court • Global Rule of Law Business Principles Proposed • Q&A: Pillsbury's Christine Kearns BBC Ordered to Turn Over Footage from Yasser Arafat Documentary The BBC must turn over footage from a 2003 documentary on Palestinian leader Yasser Araft, a Washington federal district judge ruled yesterday, rejecting the broadcasting company's arguments that it should be shielded by the First Amendment. The family of Esther... Read More » Obama Makes Another Judicial Nomination Push President Barack Obama has made another aggressive move this term to fill long-standing federal court vacancies, simultaneously nominating four people to the district court in Arizona, where Republicans stood in the way of confirmations last year. Obama's en masse nominations... Read More » Obama Picks Regulatory Vet for Transportation Dept. GC President Barack Obama has decided to keep Kathryn Thomson as the top lawyer at the U.S. Transportation Department. A key figure in Obama administration efforts to lower oil consumption, Thomson has been Transportation's acting general counsel since May of this... Read More » Plaintiff Targets China Bank to Collect on $26 Million Award A manufacturer’s campaign to collect a $26 million copyright infringement judgment against a Chinese competitor is headed for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit—marking the company’s second trip to a federal appeals court in the case. Read More » Sutherland Snags Five Lawyers from Dow Lohnes Sutherland Asbill & Brennan recently took on five new attorneys from Dow Lohnes to grow its presence in the technology, media and telecom industries, according to a statement released by the firm. Bill Dudzinsky Jr., Michael Hepburn... Read More » E-Filing Expands in D.C. Superior Court The District of Columbia Superior Court is adding probate to its growing list of court divisions that allow-and for lawyers, require-electronic filing of documents. As of September 24, lawyers and litigants will have the option of e-filing in probate cases.... Read More » Global Rule of Law Business Principles Proposed On Thursday night, LexisNexis, in conjunction with the Atlantic Council, a nonpartisan group that promotes transatlantic cooperation, unveiled the first draft of a set of principles that will help global businesses, law firms, nongovernmental organizations, and other institutions promote and abide by the rule of law. Read More » Q&A: Pillsbury's Christine Kearns Christine Kearns started with Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge in 1987. Since then she's seen the firm shorten its name to Shaw Pittman and merge with Pillsbury Winthrop to form Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. Kearns took over the role of... Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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