Headlines • Obscure Court's Fateful Rulings • Federal Courts Bracing for 'Worst Case Scenario' • Post-'Windsor' Marriage Applications Spike in D.C. • They're Still Arguing Over ACA • Law Schools Get Down to Business • INADMISSIBLE: Ruemmler Plans White House Exit • Walking a Tightrope in White-Collar Investigations • Injustice for All from False Confessions • My Asian Eyes • Obama Makes Another Judicial Nomination Push A close look at the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals makes it clear that the decision to grant or deny security clearances is rarely black and white. Read More » With the end of the fiscal year less than two weeks away, and absent any clarity from Congress regarding next year's budget, the federal judiciary is preparing for what court officials describe as "the worst-case scenario." Read More » On September 13, the District of Columbia Superior Court announced it was expanding operations in the marriage bureau to keep up with a spike in marriage license applications following the high court's ruling in U.S. v. Windsor. Read More » A recent discussion at Georgetown University Law Center brought together many of the key litigators on both sides of the contentious battle over the health care reform. Read More » Finance and accounting, management, leadership and entrepreneurship — all components of a business education, not a legal one, right? Not anymore. A growing number of law schools are borrowing a page from the MBA playbook and adding courses intended to give students a foundation in business, in addition to the law. Read More » Kathryn Ruemmler plans to leave her post as White House counsel and return to private practice by the end of the year, the White House announced. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » One way to pursue the best possible resolution is to cooperate with a government investigation. But what does cooperation actually entail and does it mean capitulating to the government's allegations or suspicions? Read More » As we continue to hear about more wrongful convictions rooted in false confessions, we should push for two important reforms: broadening the cases in which police electronically record interrogations, and developing a more rigorous and independent process for state executive branches to consider and resolve false-confession claims. Read More » TV anchorperson Julie Chen had cosmetic surgery to make herself more appealing (less Asian) to viewers. Would you go that far for your career? Read More » 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 » | 
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