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• Law school accreditation proposal would boost job placement transparency
• Novartis Nemesis Sanford Wittels Files $100 Million Sex Discrimination Class Action Against Bayer
• ICE attorney gets 17-year sentence for taking bribes
• 9th Circuit Split on Value of Lying
• Attorneys Forced to Defend PHA Billing, Staffing Practices
• No Success Fee for Kasowitz: Judge Denies $7.1 Million Fee Demand in Dispute with Former Client Duane Reade
• Circuit Grants Standing in Challenge to FISA Law
• Court probes murder mystery game
• Mets Owners Respond to Picard' Amended $1 Billion Complaint; Say Madoff Trustee Twists and Ignores Evidence, Subverts Laws Protecting Investors
• A D.C. Circuit nominee's nimble appearance at the high court
• Patent Suit Against Facebook Moves Closer to Trial
• The Citizens United effect
• Five Firms Get Call for AT&T/T-Mobile Antitrust, Regulatory Work

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Law school accreditation proposal would boost job placement transparency	Top
The latest proposed drafts of ABA law school accreditation standards would change how schools report graduate employment information, impose tougher bar passage rate requirements and ease limits on how many credit hours students may take through distance education.
Novartis Nemesis Sanford Wittels Files $100 Million Sex Discrimination Class Action Against Bayer	Top
Sanford Wittels, the law firm that won the biggest gender discrimination verdict in history, has filed a class action complaint alleging Bayer promotes a culture that demeans female employees.
ICE attorney gets 17-year sentence for taking bribes	Top
Constantine Peter Kallas, who was assistant chief counsel for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in Los Angeles, was sentenced Monday to 17 years and eight months for taking bribes from immigrants.
9th Circuit Split on Value of Lying	Top
Lying about military honors isn't right, but it isn't a crime, the 9th Circuit has affirmed, in a ruling that prompted Chief Judge Alex Kozinski to write a colorful concurrence responding to the dissents.
Attorneys Forced to Defend PHA Billing, Staffing Practices	Top
Law firms have been put on the defensive over rates, billing practices and alleged overstaffing of matters related to more than $30 million the Philadelphia Housing Authority spent in legal fees between 2007 and 2010.
No Success Fee for Kasowitz: Judge Denies $7.1 Million Fee Demand in Dispute with Former Client Duane Reade	Top
The dispute between Kasowitz Benson and one-time client Duane Reade is a cautionary tale for fans of alternative fees. At issue: What constitutes success in the context of a success-fee deal?
Circuit Grants Standing in Challenge to FISA Law	Top
Attorneys, journalists and human rights groups have standing to challenge Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments they claim give the executive branch unbridled authority to monitor their communications with people overseas, the 2nd Circuit has ruled.
Court probes murder mystery game	Top
Defense arguments received some favorable reception from the Georgia Supreme Court in a case involving a man who used facts from a real case to create his Web-based, interactive murder mystery game.
Mets Owners Respond to Picard' Amended $1 Billion Complaint; Say Madoff Trustee Twists and Ignores Evidence, Subverts Laws Protecting Investors	Top
The owners of the New York Mets have filed a motion to dismiss Madoff trustee Irving Picard's $1 billion complaint against them, alleging Picard misrepresents evidence.
A D.C. Circuit nominee's nimble appearance at the high court	Top
The fact that Caitlin Halligan is arguing on the pro-law enforcement side of a Supreme Court case has become a rallying point for her supporters, countering Republicans' view that she is too liberal for the D.C. Circuit.
Patent Suit Against Facebook Moves Closer to Trial	Top
A patent suit against Facebook moved an important step closer to trial last week when a federal judge issued a series of rulings on issues of patent claim construction.
The Citizens United effect	Top
After taking a shellacking last year in the Supreme Court's blockbuster Citizens United decision, campaign finance reformers are steeling themselves for imminent challenges in the high court, Congress and the states.
Five Firms Get Call for AT&T/T-Mobile Antitrust, Regulatory Work	Top
Five Am Law 200 firms are handling the antitrust and regulatory aspects of AT&T's surprise $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA, a deal that figures to receive close scrutiny from U.S. regulators.

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