Headlines • Typically Quiet, Justices Open Up About Denials • The Wages of Sin: Lawyers in Trouble • Utilities Win Waste Fee Fight • Filibuster Vote Spells D.C. Circuit Changes • Firms Kick the Tires on Merger Plan • Why Young People Are Rejecting Law School • Lateral's Book of Business Isn't the Whole Story • States Provide Model for Handling Controversial Class Action Awards • Former Virginia U.S. Attorney Joins Davis Polk • Limiting Menu Labeling Rules for Pizzerias, Grocery Stores U.S. Supreme Court justices have made it dramatically clear this month that they don't only speak through formal decisions, instead using a range of other vehicles to influence the court's agenda and telegraph their views to lower court judges, practitioners and to each other. Read More » Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards emerged from a very public sex scandal with his reputation tarnished, but his law license intact. Other lawyers embroiled in some of the biggest scandals to hit the legal world over the past decade haven't fared as well. Some went to jail, some were disbarred and all had to face the court of public opinion. Read More » In a major win for the nuclear power industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered the government to quit collecting annual fees from nuclear plant owners for the disposal of radioactive waste. Read More » The Senate's historic vote last week to end minority party filibusters of most judicial nominees means three nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will likely win approval. Their appointments could reshape the dynamic of a key appellate bench as major federal regulatory issues unfold. Read More » A close look at the proposed combination of Patton Boggs and Locke Lord suggests there are reasons beyond mere size for both firms to consider joining forces. Read More » A sluggish job market is just one of the reasons for the decrease in the number of applicants. Read More » Clients that a new partner might bring along are critical, but firms need to dig deeper to get the right fit. Read More » State and federal courts have diverged in their treatment of cy pres awards. Many of the challenges that federal courts face in this area could be avoided with a rule-based system similar to those implemented in a number of leading states. Read More » Neil MacBride, the former U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Virginia, is joining Davis Polk & Wardwell's Washington office as a partner, the firm said today. After four years overseeing high-profile investigations and prosecutions of government leakers, terrorists and corrupt... Read More » Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Angus King (I-Maine) have served up legislation that aims to limit or eliminate upcoming U.S. Food and Drug Administration menu labeling rules for grocery stores, corner markets and pizzerias, winning rave reviews from the food... Read More » | 
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