NSA Surveillance Bugs D.C. Judge

Headlines • NSA Surveillance Bugs D.C. Judge • Meet Judge Richard Leon • Settlement Talks Follow Jury Verdict • Fireworks Expected at High Court • Prison Reform, Civil Liberties on List of Top DOJ Challenges • Supreme Court Cuts Down Tax Book • Forget Intent, Affirmative Action Ban Should Fall • A Weapon Against Hackers on the Home Front • Female Associate Numbers Decline—Again • Should Firms Look at Economic Diversity in Hiring? NSA Surveillance Bugs D.C. Judge The National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records is bound for review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit — just as the court is set to undergo significant change. Read More » Meet Judge Richard Leon U.S. District Judge Richard Leon's flair for dramatic writing was on full display in his Dec. 16 opinion that took on a government surveillance program. Read More » Settlement Talks Follow Jury Verdict In the wake of the $3 million verdict returned by an Oklahoma City jury in a lawsuit involving the crash of a 2005 Camry that injured the driver and killed a passenger, lawyers on both side of the litigation hashed out a process to possibly settle the remaining 450 cases alleging sudden-acceleration defects. Read More » Fireworks Expected at High Court As the U.S. Supreme Court begins a monthlong holiday recess, court watchers await the unwrapping of decisions in some of the term's hot-button cases. Read More » Prison Reform, Civil Liberties on List of Top DOJ Challenges Prison reform, the protection of civil liberties and the fight against fraud are among the top management challenges that face the U.S. Department of Justice in the new year, according to the department's inspector general. Read More » Supreme Court Cuts Down Tax Book The U.S. Supreme Court has added another type of document to its dustheap of once-respected resources for forming its opinions, along with law review articles and legislative reports. Read More » Forget Intent, Affirmative Action Ban Should Fall The constitutionality of Michigan's policy is not a question of what the Framers had in mind. Read More » A Weapon Against Hackers on the Home Front Although headlines have focused on foreign cyberattacks, plenty are U.S.-based — and can be remedied. Read More » Female Associate Numbers Decline—Again NALP's latest report shows a stubborn decline for women in the legal profession. Read More » Should Firms Look at Economic Diversity in Hiring? Guest blogger Robin Sparkman argues that it's time to take a broader definition of diversity in hiring associates. Read More »

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