Suing Arizona: As soon as today, the U.S. Justice Department is expected to file suit against Arizona over that state's new immigration law, which government lawyers say illegally intrudes on federal prerogatives, The Washington Post reports.
New Consumer Chief: The Wall Street Journal looks ahead to the duties of the soon-to-be-created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and at who might run the agency. On the list of potentials: Elizabeth Warren of Harvard Law School, Michael Barr of the University of Michigan, and several state attorneys general.
After McDonald: The Chicago City Council has approved what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the nation, lashing out at last week's Supreme Court ruling on gun rights, The Associated Press reports via Law.com.
After McDonald, Again: The New York Times reports on the popularity of Utah's permitting process to carry concealed firearms. (Nearly half of the 241,811 permits granted by the state are now held by nonresidents.)
Taking Applications: One of the nation's newest law schools, UMass School of Law, is off to a strong start, The Boston Globe reports. Now it just needs accreditation. Click here for previous NLJ coverage.
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