ABA Presses the NSA Over Attorney-Client Privilege

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • ABA Presses the NSA Over Attorney-Client Privilege • Criminal Defense Group Sues DOJ Over 'Discovery Blue Book' • FTC Commissioner Calls for 'More Aggressive' Data Privacy • SEC Names Wilmer Partner Head of Trading Division • Aereo Scrambles After First Copyright Loss to Broadcasters • SEC Argues Whistleblowers Can Report Internally ABA Presses the NSA Over Attorney-Client Privilege The American Bar Association on Thursday pressed the National Security Agency for information about its policy concerning the protection of attorney-client communication amid surveillance efforts. Read More » Criminal Defense Group Sues DOJ Over 'Discovery Blue Book' The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers today sued the U.S. Department of Justice over public access to a criminal discovery "blue book" that was written after the collapse of the case against Ted Stevens. Read More » FTC Commissioner Calls for 'More Aggressive' Data Privacy Julie Brill, a Democratic commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, on Thursday called on companies to deploy "more aggressive" actions to safeguard consumer privacy, urging businesses to install mechanisms to ensure they are handling data appropriately and protecting the anonymity of individuals. Read More » SEC Names Wilmer Partner Head of Trading Division The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner Stephen Luparello to serve as director of its Division of Trading and Markets. Read More » Aereo Scrambles After First Copyright Loss to Broadcasters Television's old guard finally opened a chink in Aereo Inc.'s armor this week, winning a ruling that left the Internet TV upstart and its lawyers fighting to limit the damage ahead of arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in April. Read More » SEC Argues Whistleblowers Can Report Internally The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today filed an amicus brief stressing that whistleblowers are entitled to the Dodd-Frank Act?s full protection against retaliation whether they report their employers? wrongdoing internally or go straight to the agency. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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