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• Exporter's scarlet letter
• Ginsburg, others praise the impact of Reed v. Reed, 40 years later
• In fiscal 2011, EEOC won record-breaking $365M for discrimination victims
• A death in Iraq, a fight in D.C.
• INADMISSIBLE
• 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
• COURTSIDE: A Court with a human face
• An angry Court gives New Orleans prosecutors a scolding
• In passport clash, a question of the president's powers
• Congressional deal would give LSC $348M for 2012 budget
• Legal Services braces for cuts
• For this firm, a bad breakup

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Exporter's scarlet letter	Top
For more than 18 months, the U.S. State Department imposed a so-called "policy of denial" that blocked technology company AEM Inc. from exporting fuses used in satellites. Now the company's attorneys are fighting back to uncover an explanation.
Ginsburg, others praise the impact of Reed v. Reed, 40 years later	Top
At a packed panel discussion at the National Press Club Nov. 17, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg remarked at how the Constitution has allowed the country to evolve to embrace "a marvelous diversity."
In fiscal 2011, EEOC won record-breaking $365M for discrimination victims	Top
It's been a record-breaking year at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which received more discrimination charges than ever before and won an all-time high $365 million for victims of workplace discrimination, while simultaneously managing to reduce its huge backlog of cases.
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.
INADMISSIBLE	Top
A tale of two Lannys; Moore waits some more; lawyers gather for the Federalist Society annual convention; Freedom Riders honored; news of courthouse abandonment greatly exaggerated; a Bush fundraiser for Obama; and honors for the local Hispanic legal community in this week's column.
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.
COURTSIDE: A Court with a human face	Top
Clare Cushman has compiled a treasure trove of colorful information about the Supreme Court and its justices, past and present, in her new book Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History.
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.
Congressional deal would give LSC $348M for 2012 budget	Top
The Legal Services Corp., the independent nonprofit corporation that provides civil legal aid to the poor, would receive $348 million for its fiscal 2012 budget under a deal House and Senate members released Nov. 15.
Legal Services braces for cuts	Top
Members of Congress are in the midst of negotiations that likely will lead to another cut in funding for the Legal Services Corp. Congress has decreased their budget by more than $20 million since fiscal 2010.
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.

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