Trial lawyers proving a pillar of Democratic Party support

Trial lawyers are holding steady as one of the Democratic Party's biggest sources of campaign contributions, providing a cushion for the party as it struggles to maintain control of Congress in the midterm elections, reports David Ingram in today's National Law Journal.

At some law firms,  Ingram relates, they're contributing even more to federal candidates than they did in either of the previous two election cycles, including the 2008 campaign when presidential hopefuls were after their money. (Via Ipso Facto)