Top 10 in Law Blogs: “Nuclear Option” Averted, Law Firm Morale, Airport Transit Zones

The big news of the day was that the Senate and White House reached a deal to avoid what had been dubeed the “nuclear option” for avoiding a vote on key Obama appointees. Kyle Gilster of Husch Blackwell joined LXBN TV to explain the deal and its impact this afternoon. Total posts on the LexBlog Network: 183.

• Tales of a (Once) Young Lawyer: Disco Days – Sacramento lawyer Michael Hackard on his blog, Ponzi Clawbacks
• President Reportedly Names Two New NLRB Nominees – Washington, DC lawyer Ilyse Schuman of Littler on the firm’s blog, Washington, DC Employment Law Update
• Maintaining Morale at High Functioning Law Firms: The Five C’s – Law firm strategist Jessa Baker of LawVision on their blog, LawVision Insights
• Senate Nuclear Option Compromise Opens Door to National Labor Relations Board Confirmations by Next Month -New York lawyer Seth Borden of McKenna Long & Aldridge on the firm’s blog, Labor Relations Today
• EU Court of Justice Advocate-General Issues Opinion in Google Search Case – London lawyer Rosemary Jay of Hunton & Williams on the firm’s Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
• James Gandolfini’s estate: Disaster or well-executed plan? – Portland lawyer Glen Goland of Samuels Yoelin Kantor on the firm’sWealth Law Blog
• Federal Officials Mull Changes to Alcohol Label Approval Process – Portland Alcohol Compliance Advisor Bernie Kipp of Stoel Rives on the firm’s Alcoholic Beverages Law Blog
• Law of Airport Transit Zones – The Legal Fiction of Ed Snowden’s Status in Russia – Hayes Hunt and Jeffrey Monhait of Cozen O’Connor on From the Sidebar
• Advisen Reports on Second Quarter 2013 Corporate and Securities Litigation – Ohio attorney Kevin LaCroix of RT ProExec in his blog, The D & O Diary
• Is Your Employee Paying a Deception Service to Provide You a Fake Doctor’s Note or FMLA Certification? – Chicago lawyer Jeffrey Nowak of Franczek Radelet on the firm’s blog, FMLA Insights 

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