Thursday, September 26, 2013

Republicans Tap New Talent to Argue Key Campaign Case

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON

• Republicans Tap New Talent to Argue Key Campaign Case

• Privacy Board Set to Assess Surveillance Court, Patriot Act

• Auto Parts Suppliers Plead Guilty in Huge Price-Fixing Plot

• D.C. Appeals Court Strikes Firearm-in-Car Law

• Senator Questions Online Data Collection Practices

• Yale Beats Harvard — in Producing Law School Deans

Republicans Tap New Talent to Argue Key Campaign Case

The plaintiffs in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the next major Supreme Court case attacking campaign finance regulation, have hired Erin Murphy, a protege of former solicitor general Paul Clement, to argue before the court on October 8. Murphy, counsel... Read More »

Privacy Board Set to Assess Surveillance Court, Patriot Act

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved retired U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Wald's re-nomination to a White House panel that's looking at privacy law in the context of the national security. Wald, the former chief judge of the U.S. Court of... Read More »

Sponsor Spotlight:

Bloomberg BNA

FREE REPORT: It's 9:00 a.m. Do You Know Where your Employees Are? The Legal Implications of Telecommuting.

Bloomberg BNA's report, It's 9:00 a.m. Do You Know Where your Employees Are?, provides employers with an expert's perspective into the legal issues they must consider as they contemplate telecommuting policies, along with practical guidance based on recent case decisions. From considerations including ADA and reasonable accommodation to issues of wage and hour, workplace safety and data security, this report clearly outlines factors to consider as employers communicate telecommuting policies and provides actionable steps to successfully implement and benefit from this expanding workforce trend. Download Now.

Auto Parts Suppliers Plead Guilty in Huge Price-Fixing Plot

The biggest-ever price fixing conspiracy keeps getting bigger with the announcement today by the Justice Department that nine Japanese auto parts suppliers and two executives will plead guilty and pay $740 million in criminal fines. It's the latest settlement in... Read More »

D.C. Appeals Court Strikes Firearm-in-Car Law

A law on the books in the District of Columbia made it a felony to voluntarily be in a car where an illegal gun was present, even if it wasn't yours. Not anymore. A divided three-judge... Read More »

Senator Questions Online Data Collection Practices

U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) is scrutinizing the data collection practices of About.com, Health.com, Investopedia.com, and nine other websites as part of his investigation into brokers that gather and share consumer information, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation... Read More »

Yale Beats Harvard — in Producing Law School Deans

When it comes to churning out law deans, Yale Law School has a slight edge over Harvard Law School, having educated 26 of the deans serving now compared to 23 who passed through Harvard. Read More »

SUPREME COURT CASES



Careers
Position title EMPLOYER NAME LOCATION

Attorney - #DGB01 - Patent Associate

Hertner Block & Bowser, Inc.

Orlando, Florida

ERISA/Employee Benefits Attorney

BCG Attorney Search

New York, New York

Corporate Attorney-Partner (561685)

Abelson Legal Search

Wilmington, Delaware

POWERED BY lawjobs.com

Email Management Area

Please do not reply to the address you received this email from. Manage your email communications below.

Why you received this email message:

You are subscribed to the
NLJ Legal Times Afternoon Update as reg.thakur@gmail.com.

You may be subscribed to multiple publications as part of your relationship with us.

To stop receiving this publication (unsubscribe):

To stop receiving the NLJ Legal Times Afternoon Update please click here.You will be taken through an unsubscribe process. Please follow all directions regarding this process.
It may take 10-days to remove you from receiving this publication.

Note: If you are subscribed to multiple publications, per your subscription, you will need to unsubscribe from each publication you receive utilizing the email management area at the bottom of each publication.

To not receive or opt-out of email marketing promotions from the The National Law Journal®:

Please click here to opt-out of receiving email marketing promotions from the The National Law Journal®. This will only prevent you from receiving email marketing promotions from the The National Law Journal®; you will continue receiving the publications as noted above unless you unsubscribe from each one. It may take up to 10-days to remove you from receiving email marketing promotions.

How to contact us should you have questions:

The National Law Journal®
120 Broadway, 5th Floor,
New York, NY 10271-1101
Customer Service Phone: 1-877-256-2472

About ALM | Customer Support | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions
   © 2013 ALM Media Properties, LLC.
All rights reserved.
 fb  tw

No comments:

Post a Comment