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• A death in Iraq, a fight in D.C.
• Edward DuMont asks Obama to withdraw his nomination to Federal Circuit
• Securities lawyers praise CFPB plans to warn enforcement targets
• Judge finds tobacco companies likely to prevail in graphic labels case
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• Federal Circuit declines to revisit standard for appellate review of claim construction
• U.S. Sentencing Commission issues first study in 20 years on mandatory minimums
• An angry Court gives New Orleans prosecutors a scolding
• In passport clash, a question of the president's powers
• High court vets help clients win
• For this firm, a bad breakup
• Rule sought for unsealing grand jury records
• Not quite ready to quit

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A death in Iraq, a fight in D.C.	Top
A case brought by the father of a woman killed in Baghdad has continued to wind through U.S. courts, and it again raises questions about the liability of private contractors in Iraq.
Edward DuMont asks Obama to withdraw his nomination to Federal Circuit	Top
Edward DuMont, an appellate litigation partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, has sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to withdraw his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Securities lawyers praise CFPB plans to warn enforcement targets	Top
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau announced on Nov. 7 that in most cases, it plans to warn people or companies before filing an enforcement action against them, in order to give them a chance to respond.
Judge finds tobacco companies likely to prevail in graphic labels case	Top
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon gave cigarette manufacturers contesting the Food and Drug Administration's new graphic warning labels a win Monday morning, finding that they were likely to succeed and granting their request for a preliminary injunction to delay enforcement.
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Bennett copes with raising Cain; Grassley to throw molasses on confirmations; Weingarten wants high court's ear; identity gaffe golden for Barnes; pro bono awards in D.C.; and lobbying for full restitution from Libya in this week's column.
Federal Circuit declines to revisit standard for appellate review of claim construction	Top
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has taken a pass on an opportunity to revisit its seminal 1998 ruling on appellate review of claim reconstruction. A split decision by the full Federal Circuit denied rehearing of a case involving review of a district judge's decision on the definition of patent claims.
U.S. Sentencing Commission issues first study in 20 years on mandatory minimums	Top
Black convicted offenders are the racial group least likely to earn relief from mandatory minimum sentences for assisting the government, according to a major study of mandatory minimum penalties by the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
An angry Court gives New Orleans prosecutors a scolding	Top
The Supreme Court took the New Orleans prosecutor's office to the woodshed on Tuesday, scolding its lawyer for what one justice said was a long history of accusations that the office has ignored the right of defendants to receive exculpatory evidence before trial.
In passport clash, a question of the president's powers	Top
A seemingly narrow-gauge dispute over the wording used on certain U.S. passports triggered a broad-ranging discussion at the Supreme Court on Monday about the separation of powers in matters of foreign policy.
High court vets help clients win	Top
The evidence continues to mount: You have a significantly better chance of winning at the Supreme Court if a veteran advocate argues your case before the justices.
For this firm, a bad breakup	Top
An Alabama-based law firm is suing two of its former Washington lawyers in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accusing the pair of stealing confidential client information.
Rule sought for unsealing grand jury records	Top
For months, the U.S. Justice Department vigorously opposed the unsealing of former president Richard Nixon's 1975 testimony in the Watergate investigation, but they lost that dispute over the summer. Now, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. is pitching a change in the rules to create tighter control over the release of historically significant grand jury material.
Not quite ready to quit	Top
Some legal public service advocates are planting seeds among senior firm lawyers that pro bono work has numerous rewards — and that they can continue on that path after they retire by starting new careers with nonprofits.

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