Judicial Nominations Back on Senate Floor

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Judicial Nominations Back on Senate Floor • Former FTC Head Says CFPB Poses 'Mortal Threat' • Insurance Team Joins Shipman & Goodwin from Drinker Biddle • Judiciary Restores Pay Rates for Court-Appointed Defense Lawyers • Business Groups Band Together to Protect Consumer Data • Professor Alleges Law School Failed to Accommodate PTSD Judicial Nominations Back on Senate Floor Senate Democrats have started a push to get confirmation votes for stalled judicial nominees this year, but Republicans made it clear they won't make it easy for President Barack Obama's picks for the bench. Read More » Former FTC Head Says CFPB Poses 'Mortal Threat' The Federal Trade Commission faces a "mortal threat" from the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, former FTC chairman Timothy Muris warned during a panel discussion today. Read More » Insurance Team Joins Shipman & Goodwin from Drinker Biddle Eight insurance lawyers joined the Washington office of Shipman & Goodwin this month from Drinker Biddle & Reath. Read More » Judiciary Restores Pay Rates for Court-Appointed Defense Lawyers Lawyers appointed by judges to represent indigent criminal defendants in the federal court system got good news today: The judiciary is restoring their hourly pay rates following cuts last year. Read More » Business Groups Band Together to Protect Consumer Data Major trade groups for the retail and financial services industries have joined forces to fight hackers, announcing on Thursday a cybersecurity partnership intended to better protect consumers after the massive data breaches at Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. Read More » Professor Alleges Law School Failed to Accommodate PTSD A law professor who was held captive in Rwanda for three weeks in 2010 has sued William Mitchell College of Law, claiming the school failed to accommodate the post-traumatic stress disorder that resulted from his ordeal. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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