Headlines • NLJ Billing Survey: $1,000 Per Hour Isn't Rare Anymore • Justices to Decide the Scope of Recess-Appointment Authority • The Juror Flinched • Abortion Protest Case Tests First Amendment Boundaries • Court Grills SEC Over Costly Conflict Minerals Rule • INADMISSIBLE: D.C. Circuit Pick Advances, Others Lag • So, You've Screwed Up. Now What? • With Stem Cell Therapy, the FDA is Far Afield of its Licensing Power • Law Firms Wary of Tax Provision • D.C. CIRCUIT PICK ADVANCES, OTHERS LAG As recently as five years ago, law partners charging $1,000 an hour were outliers. Today, four-figure hourly rates for in-demand partners at the most prestigious firms don't raise eyebrows — and a few top earners are closing in on $2,000 an hour. Read More » History and dictionaries are the weapons of choice in a major constitutional battle between the administration and the U.S. Senate over the president's power to make appointments during recesses of that legislative body. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: AUWCL Semester Abroad Law Programs AU Washington College of Law provides students with unique educational opportunities through legal semester exchange programs in 22 countries across 6 continents. Gain focus in different areas of law such as Arbitration, Business, Intellectual Property, Human Rights, International Trade, European Union, Environment, and Maritime. Apply by March 1 to enrich your academic experience and expand your global network. Visit wcl.american.edu/summer/abroad today! | The juror was a father of two who initially declared that he could fairly decide the fate of a man charged with viewing child pornography, despite strong reservations. Hours later, he left a telephone message with a courtroom deputy: "There is just no way I'm going to be able to view these pictures or video." Read More » Abortion returns to the U.S. Supreme Court docket on Jan. 15, in the form of a First Amendment dispute over the right to protest outside reproductive health clinics. Read More » One of the most controversial — and costly — rules in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission history is under scrutiny by a panel of federal appellate judges, who questioned whether the requirement that publicly traded companies disclose the use of certain minerals from the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo violates the First Amendment. Read More » The Senate Judiciary Committee has renewed its push to confirm a slate of federal judicial nominees, but it's still unclear how much political resistance they will get from Republicans. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » For lawyers worried they have committed malpractice, competing duties with colleagues, clients arise. Read More » Push to treat the molecular process as a drug will hinder advances in medicine. Read More » Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will start the new year with momentum on major tax reform proposals — including a provision that could pose a financial hardship for large law firms and hit partners with outsized tax bills. Read More » | 
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