Headlines • Law School Enrollment Down, But Some Programs Prosper • DOJ Drops Bar to Veterans Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses • Under Duress, Rhode Island Judge Lifts Foreclosure Stay • Houston Litigation Boutique Opens Office in Bay Area • Justices Balk at Undocumented Immigrant's Bid for Bar License • INADMISSIBLE: Suit Challenges DOJ Over Secret Memos • Brutality's the Winner in the NFL Settlement • VOIR DIRE: Skip to My Loo • What I Did on Summer Vacation — Restored Myself to Sanity • Attention Facebook Users: Post at Your Own Peril Law school remains a tough sell—the number of people applying for admission nationwide plummeted by more than 12 percent this year, marking the third straight year of declines. However, a handful of law schools bucked the trend and are welcoming incoming classes notably larger than last years’. Read More » The federal government will no longer enforce a law that denied lawfully married same-sex couples eligibility for veterans' benefits including health care and home loans, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. Read More » A Rhode Island federal judge reluctantly followed an appellate court's order to lift a blanket injunction against foreclosures in a consolidated docket of 825 cases and took other steps to move the litigation forward. Read More » A Houston-based litigation boutique founded four years ago by three Bracewell & Giuliani partners has opened an office in the San Francisco Bay Area. Edison, McDowell & Hetherington has brought aboard two litigation partners from Carroll, Burdick & McDonough to launch an Oakland office. Read More » Sergio Garcia seemed to have the wind in his sails as he tried Wednesday to become the first undocumented immigrant lawfully granted a California bar card. But four California Supreme Court justices weren't willing to stick their necks out. Read More » The U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel regularly is called upon to advise executive agencies on matters ranging from the extent of executive privilege to the lawfulness of recess appointments. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » The tentative settlement between the National Football League and 4,500 of its former players and their families in the concussion lawsuits would be a victory for the plaintiffs lawyers and the league, but it has troubling aspects from a public policy perspective. Read More » The city of Portland, Ore., has its panties in a twist, so to speak, over Romtec Inc.'s Sidewalk Restrooms that mimic its copyrighted design. Plus: the eye of the beholder and marriage pressure in this week's column. Read More » One partner's decision to disconnect — really disconnect — put life in perspective. Read More » They may seem harmless at the time, but impromptu comments and photos can lead to big trouble. Read More » | 
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