Civil Rights Division Nominee Praised, Questioned in Senate

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Civil Rights Division Nominee Praised, Questioned in Senate • Senate Bill Seeks Transparency in Settlements • Health Care, Dodd-Frank Top US Chamber's 2014 Agenda • Venable Hires Top Auto Safety Regulator • CIA Sued Over Records About Nelson Mandela • Senior State Department Lawyer Joins Arent Fox Civil Rights Division Nominee Praised, Questioned in Senate Debo Adegbile, the president's pick to run the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, was praised today on Capitol Hill as "a remarkable example of the American Dream" during his confirmation hearing. But he also faced an... Read More » Senate Bill Seeks Transparency in Settlements Two senators introduced legislation today to make settlements with federal enforcement agencies more transparent. Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said the Truth in Settlements Act will require greater public disclosure about agreements and it will create greater... Read More » Health Care, Dodd-Frank Top US Chamber's 2014 Agenda The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the broader U.S. legal system remain in the crosshairs of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2014, Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer... Read More » Venable Hires Top Auto Safety Regulator The nation's top auto safety regulator has joined Venable as a partner, the firm announced today. David Strickland has headed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since January 2010, where he oversaw the development of the first national fuel efficiency... Read More » CIA Sued Over Records About Nelson Mandela A doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing the Central Intelligence Agency over documents about the late South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. After Mandela's death on Dec. 5, MIT student and historian Ryan Shapiro... Read More » Senior State Department Lawyer Joins Arent Fox Arent Fox has picked up a senior attorney-adviser at the U.S. State Department for the firm's Washington office. Lee Caplan, who spent almost 10 years at the State Department's Office of the Legal Adviser, has joined Arent Fox as a... Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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