Headlines • Nation's Chief Judges Brace for Shutdown's Full Force • Tenth Circuit Sides with Abercrombie in Hijab Case • Former Official Pleads to Plundering California City • N.J. Seeks Stay of Order Requiring Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage • Federal Government: Closed Until Further Notice • Lawyers React to Shutdown: 'Reach for Federalist Papers'? • INSIDE WASHINGTON • The Legal Times 150 (chart) • The Influence 50 (chart) • The 2013 Hill Hot List Unlike most federal agencies, the federal judiciary found money to keep federal courts nationwide fully funded for the first two weeks of the government shutdown. As the end of the first week approached with no budget deal, though, chief judges of federal trial and appellate courts across the country grappled with what to do once the money runs out. Read More » A federal appellate court ruled for Abercrombie & Fitch against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the case of a prospective Muslim employee who claimed the retailer passed her over for a job because she wore a headscarf for religious reasons. Read More » The former administrator of a small Los Angeles County city who made national headlines for receiving almost $800,000 in annual compensation has pleaded no contest to criminal charges and faces to the longest prison term imposed locally for public corruption in more than a decade. Read More » Gov. Chris Christie's administration on Tuesday asked for a stay of a New Jersey judge's order that the state begin recognizing same-sex marriage, pending appeal to the state's highest court. Read More » For the first time since 1996, the U.S. government has ground to a halt. The House of Representatives and the Senate are at odds over funding and all signs point to a continuing bitter fight. The National Law Journal and its sister publications at ALM will provide coverage throughout the shutdown. Read More » After a bleak half-decade of declines in hiring, Washington-area law offices see sunlight — a sliver, but enough to warrant guarded optimism. Read More » Ranked by headcount, the 150 biggest players in the Washington legal market. Read More » The top-earning lobbying practices in the nation's capital. Read More » From budget battles and antitrust to privacy and immigration, lawyers on Capitol Hill play critical roles in research, oversight and shaping legislation. Meet a dozen congressional legal stars. Read More » | 
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