Restrictions Eased: A revised FBI manual on domestic investigations and operations gives significant new powers to agents to search databases, dig through household trash and use surveillance teams, The New York Times reports. A former agent who is now a lawyer for the ACLU criticized lessening restrictions on agents' investigative powers.
Judge Questioned: Gay marriage opponents are heading to court today in San Francisco to argue the judge who struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage was partial because he is in a same-sex relationship. Critics of the effort say there's no evidence Judge Vaughn Walker, who retired several months ago, showed any bias during the trial over same-sex marriage rights.
Defending Delay: Citigroup Inc. is defending its decision to delay notifying credit-card customers of a hacking attack. The Wall Street Journal reports Citi said it was conducting an investigation and producing replacement cards.
Inside Facebook: California's The Recorder goes inside Facebook's 30-lawyer legal department, where patent litigation is a pressing issue.
Katyal Resigning: In case you missed it, The BLT reported late Friday that Neal Katyal, who served as acting solicitor general after Elena Kagan's appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, is planning to resign at the end of the high court's term.
Residue: Giving the $2.2 billion apple industry a potential public relations nightmare, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found pesticide residues in 98% of apples, The Wall Street Journal reports. The U.S. Apple Association has complained about a consumer advocacy group's so-called "Dirty Dozen" list, saying it unfairly implies "something terrible is going on."
'Mav-elous!': The Dallas Fort-Worth News reports on last night's NBA Finals game. The Dallas Mavericks beat the Heat of Miami to win the city's first professional basketball championship.
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