Crack Down: Bipartisan groups Congress want new limits on the FBI's use of national security letters. (The Washington Post)
Witchcraft: Author J.K. Rowling called a fan’s intention to publish a lexicon of the Harry Potter world “a betrayal” in federal court yesterday. (New York Law Journal via Law.com)
Quantity Not Quality: As the number of immigration appeals increases, lawyers are turning appellate work into a volume business, for better and for worse. (The New York Times)
Somebody’s Got to Do It: Barbara Lane Walther, a district judge in Texas, has the rare pleasure of presiding over 416 child-custody cases in the wake of a police raid on the polygamist sect. The Star-Telegram has this profile of her today.
Winning Streak: Gibson Dunn’s appellate team is on a tear, having won eight of 11 cases in the last three terms. (National Law Journal via Law.com)
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