Microsoft GC Vows to Keep Pushing for NSA Transparency

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • Microsoft GC Vows to Keep Pushing for NSA Transparency • Wilmer Adds Pair of Agency General Counsels to D.C. Office • Katz, Marshall & Banks Adds Civil Rights and Whistleblower Attorney • Study: D.C. Mental Health Court Yields Positive Results • Rail-to-Trails Program Costly to Taxpayers • High Court's Remodel Goes Awry Microsoft GC Vows to Keep Pushing for NSA Transparency Brad Smith said that the tech giant will continue its push for greater transparency after the U.S. government's pledge last week to release annual reports on its surveillance. Read More » Wilmer Adds Pair of Agency General Counsels to D.C. Office Updated 3:41 p.m. Two former federal agency general counsels have made the move to Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr's Washington office. Mark Cahn and Dan Berkovitz, formerly general counsel with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S.... Read More » Katz, Marshall & Banks Adds Civil Rights and Whistleblower Attorney Updated 4:10 p.m. An attorney and advocate for victims of sexual assault in the U.S. military has joined the Washington law firm of Katz, Marshall & Banks. Solo practitioner Susan Burke, known for her work civil rights and whistleblower work,... Read More » Study: D.C. Mental Health Court Yields Positive Results Mentally ill criminal defendants who completed a special diversion program in District of Columbia Superior Court were less likely to reoffend, compared with mentally ill defendants who went through traditional criminal proceedings, according to a recent study. The study, published... Read More » Rail-to-Trails Program Costly to Taxpayers What to do with thousands of miles of unwanted, unused railroad tracks? Turn them into recreational trails for biking and hiking, with the caveat that if ever needed in the future, they'd be returned to the railroads. But the Rails-to-Trails program passed by Congress in 1983 has turned into a major legal liability for taxpayers. Read More » High Court's Remodel Goes Awry You won't find the case of the trapezoidal windows on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court — not yet. But it is all about the Supreme Court, and shows how, even at that exalted locale, a construction project can go terribly awry, triggering litigation that never seems to end. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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