D.C. Circuit Skeptical of Affordable Care Act Subsidies

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • D.C. Circuit Skeptical of Affordable Care Act Subsidies • Justices, Divided, Appear to Favor Religious Claims in Contraception Case • Justice Dept. Names Acting Head for Office of Legal Counsel • Litigation Mounting Over Alleged GM Ignition Defect • LSU Law Getting Hitched to Flagship Campus • 'No Plans to Change' High Court Access Policies D.C. Circuit Skeptical of Affordable Care Act Subsidies A central provision of the Affordable Care Act that provides tax breaks for poor people who buy health insurance through federal exchanges could be in jeopardy after heated oral arguments before a three-judge panel on Tuesday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Read More » Justices, Divided, Appear to Favor Religious Claims in Contraception Case A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to be leaning in favor of claims by religious owners of for-profit corporations that they should be exempt from providing contraception coverage in their employee's health insurance plans. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Hospitality & Tourism Law Program Join AUWCL's Hospitality and Tourism Law Program June 2-6, 2014 in Washington, DC. Learn about career paths from leading practitioners and network with titans of the hotel legal community. Study licensing and franchise rights, development, labor law, and more. The program is ideal for attorneys seeking careers in hotel law at firms or as in-house counsel and those interested in hotel development and operations. Scholarships available! Visit wcl.american.edu/htl Justice Dept. Names Acting Head for Office of Legal Counsel Karl Thompson, counselor to Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., was named on Monday as the new acting assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice. Read More » Litigation Mounting Over Alleged GM Ignition Defect A lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman who died last year pins the blame on an ignition switch defect that was the subject of General Motors Co.'s recent recalls. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Attend the Largest Conference for Legal Career Professionals Seattle sets the stage for NALP's 2014 Annual Education Conference & Resource Center Exhibition as attendees shop for ideas in an eye-opening 'Marketplace of Ideas' April 9 - 12, 2014. NALP's Annual Education Conference offers almost 100 sessions on topics such as diversity and inclusion, lateral recruiting and hiring, and lawyer professional development. This year's plenary speakers are Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft, and Steven J. Harper, author of The Lawyer Bubble. Register before the early bird deadline ends on March 7. LSU Law Getting Hitched to Flagship Campus The Louisiana State University Paul M. Herbert Law Center has operated independently of its home campus since 1977, but that appears likely to change. Read More » 'No Plans to Change' High Court Access Policies The U.S. Supreme Court has "no plans to change" its practices on access to its proceedings, a court spokeswoman said in a letter on March 21. Read More »

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