Headlines • Pro Bono Hot List • Of Bandmates and Bad Blood • Courts Join NSA Fight • John Marshall Law Has Its First Skadden Fellow • FTC's Winning Streak Provokes Questions About Process • Law Firms Wary of Tax Provision • INADMISSIBLE: Sotomayor Presides Over NYC Ball Drop • No Need to Fear Profile Updates • Female Associate Numbers Decline—Again • DOJ Surveillance Law Memo Can Remain Secret, Court Says Behind some of the biggest news stories of 2013 — same-sex marriage, the Boston Marathon bombing and New York's stop-and-frisk policy — you'll find top attorneys who donated hundreds of hours to people in need of legal services. In this year's pro bono report, you'll also see a continuing trend: corporate lawyers volunteering their time to nonprofit causes, a new array of practitioners ready to help those in need. Read More » The desire to prevent former bandmates from trading on past rock and roll glory is driving two similar federal trademark cases, with current members of the bands Boston, and, separately, the J. Geils Band, trading bitter accusations with former members about who can claim the names. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: WCL Summer Law Programs Abroad Study law in the most fascinating parts of the world and earn up to six credits this summer. Learn about different legal systems and create professional networks abroad. Site visits offer unparalleled access to people and organizations shaping law on a global level. Courses cover an array of practice areas from int'l business law to human rights law. Apply today: wcl.american.edu/summer/abroad | Two federal judges came to such widely different conclusions about the government's telephone surveillance program in December that the U.S. Supreme Court likely won't ignore the issue. Read More » When the Skadden Foundation named its 2014 class of Skadden fellows in early December, no one was more surprised to earn a spot in the prestigious public interest law program than Sarah Hess. She is the first student from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago selected as a Skadden fellow — and the first from an unranked law school thus honored since 2010. Read More » For nearly two decades, the Federal Trade Commission has come out on top in every administrative lawsuit involving allegations of unfair methods of competition — a winning streak now being challenged by lawyers and members of Congress, who question whether the forum is fair. 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 » Between granting a temporary injunction preventing enforcement of the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate against religious organizations that object to providing birth control coverage and pressing the button that started the descent of the crystal ball in Times Square, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor had a busy New Year's Eve. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » A new year has dawned. Open it with a bang by finally completing your LinkedIn profile. Read More » NALP's latest report shows a stubborn decline for women in the legal profession. Read More » The U.S. Department of Justice can keep secret a legal memo that addresses the authority and legality of the FBI's ability to acquire phone records without legal process, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled today. A three-judge panel of... Read More » | 
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