National Law Journal

1. Federal consumer agency targeting checking account overdraft fees
   The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is setting its sights on checking account overdraft fees, proposing a standard "penalty fee box" to convey key consumer information and requesting data from banks for further inquiry.
2. Disputed Bluetooth settlement actually underpays plaintiffs' team, defense says
   Plaintiffs' attorneys in the Motorola Bluetooth headset litigation — in which a federal appeals court rejected a settlement last year on the ground that the $800,000 award might be excessive — performed more than $1.3 million in justifiable work, according to a document filed by the defense on Feb. 22.
3. Court wrestles with lies and the First Amendment
   During an intense hour of debate before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that touched on the harms and benefits of lying, the dramatic high point came when Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. asked if a "pure lie" had any value under the First Amendment.
4. Inmate convicted of threatening California judge
   A California man serving 25 years in state prison for first-degree murder has been convicted of threatening the former chief judge of the federal court in San Diego.
5. Judicial pay challenge clears hurdle at Federal Circuit
   Federal judges challenging a congressional blockade of judicial cost-of-living pay increases have cleared a key procedural hurdle that ultimately may return their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.