The U.S. Justice Dept. wants a federal appeals court in the AT&T case to make public conversations conducted at the bench between the trial judge and lawyers for both sides in the recent antitrust trial. The DOJ asks that all “all non-confidential portions of the trial transcript, including the district court’s bench conferences throughout trial, be unsealed and released to the public,” the filing said. The Dallas Business Journal has the full story.

Frank Branson may be 73, but he still has the drive and energy to take on the big cases. This week he goes up against Toyota in a highly-anticipated matchup with Dallas litigator Victor Vital. He has no plans to slow down or quit, he said; his wife will tell him when he’s ready to do so. The Texas Lawbook looks at the latest from a genuine “Lion of the Texas Bar.”