The Morning Wrap

Utah Rates: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld is charging Utah taxpayers up to $740 an hour in the investigation of Utah Attorney General John Swallow, and "it could cost Utahns millions," KUTV reports. Neutral, Net Neutral: Verizon Communications Inc. argues the Federal Communications Commission overstepped its authority in adopting so-called "net neutrality" rules in December 2010, arguing that Congress should decide how and when to regulate broadband service providers, Michael Scarcella of The National Law Journal reports. Judges Confirmed: The Senate confirmed two judges to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday, including a former top lawyer at the Federal Bureau of Investigation who was once ensnared in a surveillance controversy on Capitol Hill, Todd Ruger of The National Law Journal reports. Great Places: If you guessed "The Dakotas" as a place where law schools are building new digs, step up and claim your prize. If not, read Karen Sloan's story in The National Law Journal. Career Move: Seventeen lawyers applied for a federal judgeship based in Huntsville, Ala., The Huntsville Times reports.

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