President Obama used the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28 to champion his administration's legal efforts to stop voter discrimination and reform the nation's criminal justice system. "Whether by challenging those who erect new barriers to the vote, or ensuring the scales of justice work equally for all and the justice system is not just a pipeline from underfunded schools to overcrowded jails," Obama said, "it requires vigilance." The Justice Department is suing Texas over its voter-ID law and redistricting legislation.
THEY'RE NO. 2
Baker & McKenzie has lost its position as the world's top-grossing law firm, despite posting yet another record financial performance. Baker's gross revenues increased by 4.6 percent during the fiscal year that ended on June 30, to an all-time high of $2.42 billion. Nonetheless, after heading NLJ affiliate The American Lawyer's Global 100 revenue rankings for the past three years, Baker will place second in the 2013 survey to DLA Piper, which saw its revenue increase by 8.6 percent last year, to $2.44 billion.
