Headlines • The Abortion Docket • CFPB Puts Lawyers in Cross Hairs • FBI Stint Was Antidote to Cynicism • Consumer Groups Press Court to Open Sealed Case Records • Hands-On Training for Law Students • Nov. 13: The 2013 NLJ Regulatory Summit • Power Grab at Play in D.C. Circuit Nominations • Redemption is Possible for Disgraced Journalist Seeking To Practice Law • Wiley Rein Seeks $2M in Fees in Voting Rights Case • Federal Employees Sue for Damages Over Shutdown In the past two years, anti-abortion groups have seeded state laws with abortion restrictions. Challengers to court rulings for and against those laws now are knocking on the doors of the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More » If lawyers thought they'd escape scrutiny by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — think again. The agency has filed more lawsuits against lawyers than almost any other group, bringing six suits against legal services providers. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: DePaul 2014 Clifford Symposium The 20th annual Clifford Symposium will explore Judge Jack Weinstein's impact on a range of topics in civil justice, from torts and the law of evidence, to broader notions about what it means to be a judge and to seek justice in America's courts. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will deliver a special address. April 24-25 at DePaul University, Chicago. law.depaul.edu/clifford2014 | In his first interview since departing the FBI, Andrew Weissmann discusses the challenges of building financial crime cases and about the intersection of privacy rights and government surveillance — an area under intense scrutiny since the public disclosure this summer of secret monitoring programs. Read More » The case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit tests the scope of the authority of judges to close courtrooms and to conceal documents from the public. Read More » As law students nationwide clamor for more hands-on training, the District of Columbia's six law schools have joined forces to push for the first major overhaul of rules governing student practice in D.C. in decades. Read More » Top attorneys in Washington who focus on regulatory law and policy will share their insights on Nov. 13 about what to expect from federal agencies in 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress. Read More » Numbers don't justify more judicial appointments, so why is Obama pushing? Politics, of course. Read More » If Stephen Glass is admitted, his character as a lawyer will be continually tested. Read More » The lawyers who successfully challenged the Voting Rights Act before the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year are seeking $2 million in legal fees from the federal government. U.S. Department of Justice lawyers and attorneys from Wiley Rein, who represented... Read More » A group of federal employees who worked without pay during the partial government shutdown last month are suing over alleged damages, claiming violations of federal labor law. The lawsuit accuses the government of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by... Read More » | 
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