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• GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: Database blues
• Law firms scoring big in Dodgers' bankruptcy
• Occupy protests giving courts new challenges
• Exporter's scarlet letter
• Legal Services braces for cuts
• Appeals court upholds restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries
• Case against Netflix over closed captioning survives dismissal motion but is stayed
• Dog owners have their day at 6th Circuit
• Opportunities diminishing for women at large law firms, study finds
• Judge denies Weiss' bid for end to supervised release
• Government denies novelty of theory behind FCPA-related charges
• LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: In-house use of matter-management software
• OPINION: Let the cameras roll
• THE PRACTICE: Cases on malfunction theory, res ipsa's kissing cousin
• COURTSIDE: A Court with a human face
• The Minority 40 Under 40
• IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: Database blues	Top
When Oracle settled a False Claims Act suit with the government for a record $199.5 million, it appeared to be a straightforward resolution to what the company called an unfortunate "distraction." But court filings and transcripts reveal a complicated back story involving Reed Smith and an ill-fated bid to forestall the litigation.
Law firms scoring big in Dodgers' bankruptcy	Top
The fight in bankruptcy court for control of the Los Angeles Dodgers has already generated millions of dollars in requests for legal fees. And that's just to cover the preliminary innings. The game's not over: Lawyers will be intimately involved in an auction this spring to sell the team.
Occupy protests giving courts new challenges	Top
As offshoots of the Occupy Wall Street movement spread to new cities, protesters are bringing their message to a new space — the courts. About 1,000 people affiliated with Occupy protests across the country have been arrested to date.
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.
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.
Appeals court upholds restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries	Top
A California appeals court has upheld a Riverside, Calif., ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries, the latest in a string of court decisions interpreting conflicting state and federal laws on cannabis use.
Case against Netflix over closed captioning survives dismissal motion but is stayed	Top
A Massachusetts federal judge has rejected Netflix Inc.'s bid to dismiss a case against it brought by the National Association of the Deaf for failing to provide closed captioned text with its Web streaming service. But the judge stayed the case pending rulemaking by the Federal Communications Commission.
Dog owners have their day at 6th Circuit	Top
A federal appellate court has reinstated Fourth Amendment and procedural due process claims brought by a dog-owning couple in Louisville, Ky., based on a warrantless seizure, without consent, of their dogs by an animal services agency.
Opportunities diminishing for women at large law firms, study finds	Top
On the heels of a survey from the National Association of Law Placement that found the percentage of women attorneys at U.S. firms dipped slightly this year, the National Association of Women Lawyers has released a report corroborating a drop in the percentage of women attorneys entering the 200 largest firms.
Judge denies Weiss' bid for end to supervised release	Top
A federal judge has denied a request by Melvyn Weiss to cut short his three-year supervised release following his conviction for paying kickbacks to lead plaintiffs in shareholder cases.
Government denies novelty of theory behind FCPA-related charges	Top
The U.S. Department of Justice bolstered its defense of charges against two government officials in Thailand linked to a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against a Hollywood producer and his wife, insisting in court documents that the defendants, not federal prosecutors, have created a "novel interpretation" of the money laundering statute.
LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW	Top
Rising tuition. Misleading employment statistics. Inadequate skills training. One law school professor has launched a full-scale assault on the legal education system in response to these mounting issues. Are law schools in crisis?
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: In-house use of matter-management software	Top
A large number of U.S. law departments have licensed the software, but smaller departments mostly have not.
OPINION: Let the cameras roll	Top
The Supreme Court's defiant stance against cameras is born of fear of change, nostalgia, a self-interested desire for anonymity, but most of all exceptionalism: the Court's view of itself as a unique institution that can and should resist the demands of the information age.
THE PRACTICE: Cases on malfunction theory, res ipsa's kissing cousin	Top
Shifting the burden of proof to the defendant can make sense for manufacturing defects, but not for design defects.
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.
The Minority 40 Under 40	Top
The lawyers profiled here were all born in the 1970s, a decade when law schools and law firms were just beginning to welcome minorities in significant numbers. The thriving careers of these lawyers — at law firms and in government, academia and public interest — attest to the greater opportunities available to them, as well as to their talents.
IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT	Top
The sweeping patent reform law enacted last month is expected to create new classes of intellectual property winners and losers as game-changing provisions kick in during the next 18 months.

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