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• GENE PATENTS: A SPECIAL REPORT
• Legal team breaks up in acrimony
• A $50 million puzzle
• Litigator says fan's suit against NFL and its teams raises interesting questions
• Truths about innovation in law departments
• THE PRACTICE: The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011
• OPINION: Demonizing political equality
• OPINION: Law school for the white and wealthy

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GENE PATENTS: A SPECIAL REPORT	Top
Gene patents were in the spotlight recently, as the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments on whether an isolated gene is patentable, and organic farmers sued Monsanto, claiming its transgenic seed patents are invalid.
Legal team breaks up in acrimony	Top
A formidable legal team has been ripped apart, accusing one another of financial mismanagement and theft.
A $50 million puzzle	Top
A six-year round of musical chairs over liability for a fatal explosion in Wash­ington is set to wind down this summer. With $50 million in damages at stake, the government and contractors are maneuvering to make sure they aren't the last ones standing.
Litigator says fan's suit against NFL and its teams raises interesting questions	Top
While the possibility remains of a National Football League lockout of players due to a labor dispute, an Ohio man has sued the Cleveland Browns and the NFL for violating his contractual right to buy game tickets under "personal seat licenses."
Truths about innovation in law departments	Top
The soup of innovation may be thick around it, but any individual department can ladle out only small servings.
THE PRACTICE: The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011	Top
A previous mandatory-sanctions regime under Rule 11, in effect 1983 to 1993, was eliminated because it did not work.
OPINION: Demonizing political equality	Top
It used to be uncontroversial to suggest that privately financed elections might undercut the democratic ideal of one person/one vote by favoring the wealthy. But now some justices seem to see any hint of equalizing as an invidious interest.
OPINION: Law school for the white and wealthy	Top
The ABA continues its monopolistic control over access to legal education, imposing its costly, outdated model of 19th century legal education on all ABA law schools.

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