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• Court hands Microsoft loss in patent fight
• Ruling limits number of Toyota claims that can be tried under California law
• Prosecution Seeking Settlement in Bonds Perjury Case
• Would-Be Beer Company Owners Busted by SEC
• Judge's Poor Decorum Not Unconstitutional, Ninth Circuit Panel Rules
• Justice Scalia Takes On Congress, a Favorite Target
• Arizona Hires Paul Clement to Defend Immigration Law
• Reduced sentence sought for Scott Rothstein
• Tower Snow Takes His Comeback to Cooley
• GSU case could set academic use standards
• Judge Restricts Calls, Texts of 'Overly Involved' Mother
• 1st Circuit contemplates a First Amendment right to videotape an arrest
• No Shield for Blogger, N.J. Court Rules
• Court Upends $1.75M Award, Finding Plaintiff Lawyer's Remarks Prejudicial
• Firm's New Recruiting Program Will Let 3Ls Work Remotely

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Court hands Microsoft loss in patent fight	Top
Microsoft, with a $290 million jury verdict against it at stake, lost a hard-fought patent battle in the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, as a unanimous Court held that alleged infringers must prove a patent invalidity defense by clear and convincing evidence.
Ruling limits number of Toyota claims that can be tried under California law	Top
A federal judge has dealt a major blow to the lead plaintiffs attorneys in the multidistrict litigation against Toyota over sudden acceleration claims, dramatically reducing the size of a potential class action filed on behalf of consumers.
Prosecution Seeking Settlement in Bonds Perjury Case	Top
Prosecutors have approached the Barry Bonds defense team about a settlement, a lawyer familiar with the case has confirmed. It isn't clear what the government has offered, or whether Bonds will accept. But the talks could bring to a close the nearly decade-long BALCO probe.
Would-Be Beer Company Owners Busted by SEC	Top
Think you can buy a $300 million beer company via Facebook and Twitter? Not on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's watch.
Judge's Poor Decorum Not Unconstitutional, Ninth Circuit Panel Rules	Top
The 9th Circuit reluctantly ruled Wednesday that Los Angeles Judge Manuel Real's repeated rebukes of counsel and pointed questioning of witnesses were out of line but not unconstitutional. The judge admonished a female defense attorney more than 100 times in seven days.
Justice Scalia Takes On Congress, a Favorite Target	Top
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is not the sort who leaves people wondering what he really thinks, especially when it comes to members of Congress. In two opinions Thursday, Scalia disparaged lawmakers as sleepy and lazy. (No word on whether he also called them sneezy or grumpy.) Related story: For more details on Scalia's writings, see Tony Mauro's "Courtside" piece: Dissenting Scalia in rare form (Paid access)
Arizona Hires Paul Clement to Defend Immigration Law	Top
Paul Clement has a new hot-button political issue on his docket. Gov. Jan Brewer has hired him to handle Arizona's certiorari petition to the Supreme Court, which the state hopes will result in it finally being able to implement its controversial immigration law.
Reduced sentence sought for Scott Rothstein	Top
A federal prosecutor asked Wednesday for a reduced prison sentence for convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein based on his cooperation with authorities, but did not suggest by how much Rothstein's 50-year term should be reduced.
Tower Snow Takes His Comeback to Cooley	Top
Two years into his professional comeback, former Brobeck Chairman Tower Snow Jr. is leaving Howard Rice for Cooley, where he'll be a partner in the securities litigation group. Snow and the high-flying firm he once led came to personify the '90s tech law binge and its ugly aftermath.
GSU case could set academic use standards	Top
A copyright suit against Georgia State University over book excerpts available to students via the school library's online reading room will likely set new standards for the academic use of copyrighted works for free, said the federal judge hearing the case.
Judge Restricts Calls, Texts of 'Overly Involved' Mother	Top
A divorced mother must limit the number of phone calls and texts she sends to her daughter while the teen visits her father and must refrain from scheduling any activities for her daughter during that time, a New York state judge has ruled.
1st Circuit contemplates a First Amendment right to videotape an arrest	Top
Whether there's a First Amendment right to videotape police officers conducting their public duties dominated oral arguments in the case of a lawyer who sued three Boston police officers and the city after he was arrested for using a cell phone to videotape an arrest.
No Shield for Blogger, N.J. Court Rules	Top
In the closely watched case of Too Much Media LLC v. Hale, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that online commenters who lack a "relationship or connection" with traditional media organizations must reveal their sources.
Court Upends $1.75M Award, Finding Plaintiff Lawyer's Remarks Prejudicial	Top
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered a new damages trial after deciding that a plaintiffs attorney crossed the line by telling jurors they would be "ignoring the law" and should be reported to the judge if they objected to a $1 million-plus award.
Firm's New Recruiting Program Will Let 3Ls Work Remotely	Top
Nashville-based Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis will officially launch its new approach to recruiting on July 5, when it will open the application process for 3L students seeking one of 10 six-week positions as apprentices who will work remotely -- while still in law school.Visit lawjobs.com News & Views

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