Headlines • GM Recall Concessions Hardly Mollify Plaintiffs Bar • Divided Court Strikes Total Limits on Campaign Contributions • Campaign Reform Advocates, Opponents Clash After McCutcheon Ruling • Political Speech Triumphs in McCutcheon Decision • 'McCutcheon' Opens the Floodgates • Bias, Retaliation Claims Advance Against Law School • Attorney Sees Need for Film-Crew Safety Training • America's 50 Outstanding General Counsel • VOIR DIRE: All Whet • Movers General Motors Corp.'s hiring of noted claims attorney Kenneth Feinberg has raised the possibility that it might set up a fund to compensate victims of accidents linked to its recent recalls. But the announcement, made by CEO Mary Barra during testimony before Congress, has done little to placate the plaintiffs bar. Read More » In another major blow to the regulation of money in elections, a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down federal limits on the total amounts individuals may contribute to candidates and political committees. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Expand Your Knowledge & Network  Experience intensive training that gives you a competitive edge and qualifies for CLE credit. Attend American University Washington College of Law's summer law programs in D.C. Learn the latest policies and network with experts in diverse fields of law including intellectual property, litigation, anti-corruption, hotel law, public policy, health law, arbitration, and more. For details, visit | Campaign reform advocates reacted angrily Wednesday to the U.S. Supreme Court's McCutcheon decision, attacking the justices for coming close to dismantling the long-standing legal structure for limiting the influence of money in political campaigns. Read More » The U.S. Supreme Court took one more step toward getting Congress out of the business of limiting spending on its own elections. Read More » The five conservative justices on the Roberts Court fail to recognize the corrosive effects of money in politics, and they refuse to give any deference to the judgment of the legislatures, and the people, that campaign finance laws are essential. Read More » A racial discrimination and retaliation case brought against Atlanta's John Marshall Law School by two former professors has survived a motion for summary judgment. Read More » The Feb. 20 death of Sarah Jones, a camera assistant during a film shoot in Georgia, has prompted calls for improved safety measures on television and movie sets. Richard Charnley, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Washington's Arent Fox, talks to the NLJ about the incident. Read More » The National Law Journal recognizes lawyers who have what it takes to run exemplary in-house legal departments. Read More » The Home Shopping Network and companies associated with cooking stars Emeril Lagasse and Martha Stewart face a class action accusing them of marketing and selling counterfeit knives. Plus: A new book about Clarence Darrow in this week's column. Read More » Randy Aoyama joins Hinshaw & Culbertson as partner in the Phoenix office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. Read More » | 
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