Headlines • U.S. Cuts Legal Tab in Half • 'Blatant Accounting Fraud' at Dewey • Consider the Legal Educator's Dilemma • Patton Boggs Will Survive, Even With More Reductions, Managing Partner Says • Reform-Minded Justice Budget Finds No Love on Capitol Hill • D.C. Makes Jurors Feel Appreciated • Health Care: A Special Report • INADMISSIBLE: Nominee's Rejection Sparks Legal Debate • Movers • D.C. Moves The federal government spent about half as much to resolve lawsuits as it did during 2012, doling out $1.7 billion from the Judgment Fund — an open-ended account that the Treasury Department uses to pay legal judgments and settlements. Read More » Following a nearly two-year investigation that began as Dewey & LeBoeuf spiraled toward death, its former chairman, Steven Davis; its former executive director, Stephen DiCarmine; and its ex-chief financial officer, Joel Sanders, stand accused of "concocting and overseeing a massive effort to cook the books" at the firm. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Freedom of Information Day Attend the 7th Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration on Mar. 18, presented by Washington College of Law's Collaboration on Government Secrecy. Leading experts will discuss matters of current importance to the openness-in-government community, including in a 'legislative outlook' session featuring key congressional staff from all corners of Capitol Hill. LEARN MORE | The number of students heading into law schools in 2013 tumbled for the third straight year, according to data released by the American Bar Association. Read More » Nearly two dozen Patton Boggs partners will leave the firm in the coming months, while those who intend to stay have pledged allegiance to management as they tackle a possible merger and continue to revamp the Washington-based law and lobbying brand. Edward Newberry, Patton Boggs managing partner, said Friday that his firm would survive—healthy and profitable. Read More » President Obama's proposed 2015 budget would boost criminal justice reforms and authorize the hiring of dozens of civil rights and immigration lawyers, while also increasing support for the federal courts, the nation's civil legal aid providers and enforcement activities at federal regulatory agencies. Read More » Each year, about one-fifth of District of Columbia residents summoned for jury duty show up to court. That percentage has barely budged over the past decade, but new data show the court is making better use of jurors who do report. Read More » The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act remains the big news for health care practitioners, and we explore two aspects of the law in this special report — how it could expand access to mental health care and how employers can take advantage of a reprieve from the legal mandate to provide health insurance. We also examine the long struggle to ensure equal access to medical trials for women and minority groups. Read More » The Senate last week rejected President Obama's pick to lead the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, sparking a debate in Washington legal circles about whether it's fair to use a lawyer's previous clients as a reason to block them. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » Jennifer Weiss joins Goulston & Storrs' tax practice as partner in the Boston office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. Read More » Legal industry job changes in our nation's capital. Read More » | 
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