NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • Shutdown Isn't Stopping Supreme Court or Solicitor General's Office • White House Supports Bill to Compensate Furloughed Employees • Managing Partners Wary of Shutdown, Debt Ceiling • Shutdown Delays D.C. Judge's Swearing-In Ceremony • GOP, White House Offer Clashing Views on Debt Ceiling • Nation's Chief Judges Brace for Shutdown's Full Force The Supreme Court and the solicitor general's office are ready for opening day of the court's new term on Monday October 7, in spite of the government shutdown. Both institutions have been operating as closely to normal as possible, with... Read More » Congress and the White House both support a bill now moving on Capitol Hill that would retroactively compensate government workers put on furlough during the shutdown. The White House released a policy statement that "strongly supports" the House passage of... Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Go Formal for Justice Gala Join the DC Bar Foundation Young Lawyers Network on Sat., Oct. 19, 8 pm - 12 am, Mayer Brown (1999 K St. NW) for open bar, dancing, auction, and more! Black Tie Optional. Get your tickets now at goformalforjustice.eventbrite.com, $100 online, $150 at the door. Questions? goformalforjustice@gmail.com. Thanks to our Platinum Sponsors: Huron Legal, White & Case LLP, and Cecily Baskir & John Freedman. Click here for more info. | A short-term government shutdown isn't likely to cut into law firm profitability, several Washington managing partners said in interviews about the ongoing impasse on Capitol Hill. "I'm not worried about profitability or the health of the firm," said Paul Kiernan,... Read More » Robert Okun, one of the District of Columbia Superior Court's newest judges, has been serving on the bench for several months, but he'll have to wait another few weeks for his formal swearing-in ceremony. Blame the government shutdown. Okun's investiture... Read More » President Barack Obama has the power to avert a default on the nation's $16.7 trillion debt without Congress raising the debt ceiling, preventing what the U.S. Treasury Department said could be the worst recession since the Great Depression, a senior... Read More » 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 » | 
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