Obama Plan Alters Approach to Phone Data Surveillance

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Obama Plan Alters Approach to Phone Data Surveillance • Senate Committee Advances Four Judicial Nominations • DLA Lawyers Promote Pro Bono Work in Brazil • D.C. Superior Court Nominees Sail Through Confirmation Hearing • FCC Snags Leading CFPB Lawyer • Demonstrators' Free Speech Claims Meet Skeptical Justices Obama Plan Alters Approach to Phone Data Surveillance As Congress begins to review surveillance reform legislation released this week, President Barack Obama’s administration on Thursday officially unveiled its plan to end the bulk collection of customer data from telephone companies. Read More » Senate Committee Advances Four Judicial Nominations The Senate Judiciary Committee approved four nominations today, including a unanimous voice vote on Boies, Schiller & Flexner partner Tanya Chutkan to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. 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 DLA Lawyers Promote Pro Bono Work in Brazil Brazil in June became the newest country to open itself up to free legal counsel offered by private lawyers. DLA Piper's Lisa Dewey, colleagues from DLA Piper in London and South Africa and a number of partnering organizations in Brazil and elsewhere traveled to São Paulo, Brazil, to educate lawyers this week on international pro bono opportunities. Read More » D.C. Superior Court Nominees Sail Through Confirmation Hearing Two nominees for the District of Columbia Superior Court, Sherry Trafford and Steven Wellner, faced no opposition during their Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. 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. FCC Snags Leading CFPB Lawyer A senior lawyer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau quit the agency to join the Federal Communications Commission as acting deputy general counsel for litigation. Read More » Demonstrators' Free Speech Claims Meet Skeptical Justices The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely on Wednesday to protect Secret Service agents from being sued for violating the free speech rights of demonstrators. Read More »

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