NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • SeaWorld Loses Appeal in Death of Killer Whale Trainer • Court OKs Warrantless Animal Rescue When 'Appropriate' • Senate Republicans Slow Judicial Confirmation Process • D.C. Magistrate Judge Sets Up Showdown Over Cellphone Data • Feds Hit 'Like' on Sharing Cyberthreat Data • Three Lawyers Nominated to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims • Two D.C. Judges Approved for Second 15-Year Terms • Legal Jobs Picture: 'We're Not Going Back to 2006' • Bayer Moves to Eliminate Mirena IUD Claims • William Mitchell Law School Offers Hybrid JD Program A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld an agency's findings that SeaWorld violated federal law by exposing killer whale trainers to hazardous working conditions. Read More » Massachusetts' highest court has ruled that officials may enter private property without a search warrant to rescue animals "in appropriate circumstances." Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Sharpen Your Courtroom Skills Champion what matters to you through the Litigation Skills Summer Institute offered by American University Washington College of Law. The program features rigorous training in pre-trial and trial skills, including fact and expert witness depositions, civil trial advocacy, and litigating in a high-tech courtroom. Courses are held in the evening and on weekends from July 7 - 20th. CLE credit is available. Visit wcl.american.edu/trial/summer | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., suggested Thursday that a controversial change to the Senate's rules maybe didn't go far enough when it comes to clearing the way for President Barack Obama's judicial nominations. Read More » The federal government's demand for cell site location data "raises serious statutory and constitutional questions," a federal magistrate judge said Friday in declining to rule on a recent application without first seeking input from prosecutors and a civil liberties group. Read More » Companies that share cyberthreat information with each other have little to fear from U.S. antitrust authorities, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday, drawing cheers from the business community. Read More » President Barack Obama nominated three lawyers to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Thursday, including a partner at Fish & Richardson in Delaware and a Senate Judiciary Committee counsel for privacy and information policy. Read More » Chief Judge Eric Washington of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and D.C. Superior Court Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo, presiding judge of Family Court, were reappointed to their second 15-year terms on the bench. Read More » The entry-level legal job market hasn’t recovered from the hit it took during the recession, and isn’t likely to return to the robust days of the mid-2000s in the foreseeable future. Read More » Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. has moved to dismiss some of about 450 lawsuits filed over its Mirena intrauterine contraceptive device on ground that the cases exceed the applicable statute of limitations. Read More » The American Bar Association approves a variance allowing the Minnesota law school to offer online and on-campus program. Read More » | 
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