Lisa Helem, Editor in Chief of The National Law Journal magazine.

This month's cover illustration, by Jim Tsinganos, visually represents the un­certainty surrounding the third iteration of President Donald Trump's travel ban as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in April. As Marcia Coyle and Cogan Schneier report in our cover story, advocates for immigrants' rights and the government will square off on issues includ­ing whether the ban violates immigration law and the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution. Read about what's ahead and which justices may tip the balance.

Next, Sacramento-based reporter Cheryl Miller writes about how lawyers that serve clients in legal, marijuana-related businesses are dealing with the issue of finding banks willing to maintain accounts for them. Save congressional action, is there a solution to this challenge? One attorney doesn't think so.

And in “1 on 1: Conversations with News­makers,” San Diego County-based intellectu­al property reporter Scott Graham interviews University of San Diego law professor Orly Lobel about the increasing intensity of intellectual property litigation and her latest book “You Don't Own Me.” Lobel's book recounts, in col­orful detail, the legal battle between Mattel and MGA over rival doll lines.

In Legal Times, Ryan Lovelace, our Washington-based business of law reporter, reports on the recent move of a trail­blazing retired federal appeals judge to Jones Day. Ann Claire Williams made history as the first African-American woman appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Cir­cuit. Read more about her private practice plans in that story.

Also, in that section, another Ryan, Washington-based regulatory reporter C. Ryan Barber, catches us up on the lat­est with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In Janu­ary, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the lawfulness of the single-director power structure of the agency, which, as Barber reports, “will carry wide implications as com­panies continue to challenge the agency.” Is a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court next? Stay tuned.

Finally, in our opinion column, Courtney G. Saleski and Mark A. Kasten of DLA Piper write about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent reversal of prior Department of Justice guidance related to the prosecution of marijuana-related crimes. Read about why they say criticism from Congress “may, paradoxically, serve as the catalyst for more responsible reform by lawmakers.”

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