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• Experts predict difficulties for news orgs' FOIA requests to release bin Laden photos
• UBS Reaches $160 Million Settlement in State and Federal Muni Bond Bid-Rigging Probe
• Project grants free public access to federal court rulings
• Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Habeas Relief After High Court Reversal
• Vetting Controversial Clients: How Am Law 200 Firms Do It
• Fourth Circuit Revives Novell Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft
• Quinn Emanuel Teams with FilmOn.com Founder and Hip Hop Artists, Sues CBS and CNET over Lime Wire Downloads
• Trial Lawyer Judicial Nominee Overcomes Threatened Filibuster
• Federal Court Class Action Says Verizon 'Crams' Third-Party Charges Into Bills
• Cobb County Judge Rejects Arguments by Ford Motor Co.
• Mass. infomercial producer pleads guilty to tax, consumer fraud
• News In Brief
• Judge Dismisses Dispute Over Release of Generic-Version Lipitor

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Experts predict difficulties for news orgs' FOIA requests to release bin Laden photos	Top
After the president announced that photos of Osama bin Laden's body would not be released, news organizations immediately began to discuss filing requests to force disclosure. Lawyers who specialize in FOIA work say that, while such requests will almost certainly be denied initially, there's a chance that plaintiffs could prevail in court.
UBS Reaches $160 Million Settlement in State and Federal Muni Bond Bid-Rigging Probe	Top
Less than six months after Bank of America settled similar charges for $137 million, UBS has resolved investigations by the Justice Department, the SEC and 25 states that found the bank fraudulently rigged at least 100 municipal bond deals.
Project grants free public access to federal court rulings	Top
The U.S. Government Printing Office is coordinating with the federal judiciary to launch a yearlong pilot program that will make federal court opinions available for free online, with no need for a log-in.
Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Habeas Relief After High Court Reversal	Top
The 9th Circuit on Wednesday refused to back off its decision to grant habeas relief for a teenage mass murderer despite being told to reconsider by the Supreme Court in light of a recent Miranda-related opinion.
Vetting Controversial Clients: How Am Law 200 Firms Do It	Top
In the wake of the backlash against King & Spalding over its withdrawal from the same-sex marriage litigation, consultants and Am Law 200 leaders describe the prevailing procedures for client intake and how the procedures have evolved over time.
Fourth Circuit Revives Novell Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft	Top
The 4th Circuit has revived a six-year-old antitrust suit brought against Microsoft, concluding that a lower court erred in determining that Novell had signed away its rights to bring the suit years ago.
Quinn Emanuel Teams with FilmOn.com Founder and Hip Hop Artists, Sues CBS and CNET over Lime Wire Downloads	Top
A YouTube star who's been railing against CNET has apparently inspired a lawsuit filed on behalf of a billionaire and some rap musicians against CBS Interactive and CNET for allegedly contributing to copyright infringement by Lime Wire.
Trial Lawyer Judicial Nominee Overcomes Threatened Filibuster	Top
The U.S. Senate voted narrowly Wednesday to cut off a threatened filibuster against John McConnell Jr., a trial lawyer whose judicial nomination has become a rallying point for industries upset over mass torts.
Federal Court Class Action Says Verizon 'Crams' Third-Party Charges Into Bills	Top
A putative class action filed in federal court alleges that Verizon Wireless is "cramming" -- allowing unauthorized charges from third-party companies to be added to its customers' phone bills without verification of their authenticity.
Cobb County Judge Rejects Arguments by Ford Motor Co.	Top
A Georgia judge has rejected Ford Motor's arguments to bar an expert witness's testimony in a case alleging that defects in a Ford Explorer's seat belt system caused the death of a passenger in a rollover crash.
Mass. infomercial producer pleads guilty to tax, consumer fraud	Top
An infomercial producer whose company was ordered by a federal court to disgorge nearly $49 million to the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive advertising has pleaded guilty to misbranding drugs and filing a false tax return.
News In Brief	Top
An appellate judge has ruled that the New York State Insurance Department must submit for court review emails sent between its ex-commissioner and four aides as it defends a suit by 18 banks claiming $5 billion in damages from the department's decision to let bond insurer MBIA reorganize.
Judge Dismisses Dispute Over Release of Generic-Version Lipitor	Top
Mylan Pharmaceuticals has lost its bid in D.C. federal court to force a Food and Drug Administration decision on whether a rival company can have exclusive rights to sell the generic version of Lipitor.

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