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• DOJ's global cash hunt
• DOJ's Perrilli pushes for legal clarity on Puerto Rico
• Victims told 'don't go it alone'
• The next Lloyd Cutler?
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• In Miranda calculus, age should be a factor, Court says
• Split Court finds fund administrator not liable for fund's statements
• Court hands Microsoft loss in patent fight
• In sharp tones, Court curbs the exclusionary rule
• High court upholds Nevada recusal law invoked against legislator
• Investors win again at the high court — but don't call it a trend
• Fulfilling foreign judgments
• Farmers case yields big fees
• Feds say D.C. lawyer needs ethics lesson

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DOJ's global cash hunt	Top
For more than seven years, the U.S. Depart­ment of Justice has fought to control $250 million the government claims is dirty money rooted in the criminal exploits of a former Ukrainian prime minister. Now lawyers representing claimants are arguing DOJ should not be allowed to continue that fight.
DOJ's Perrilli pushes for legal clarity on Puerto Rico	Top
Hours before President Barack Obama's rare visit to Puerto Rico, the No. 3 official at the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that the administration wants a resolution on the island's legal status by the end of 2012.
Victims told 'don't go it alone'	Top
Although most criminal prosecutions are handled by government lawyers, D.C. case law has allowed private parties to bring criminal contempt actions in domestic violence and other intrafamily cases. But that process is now in question.
The next Lloyd Cutler?	Top
Former White House counsel have often been giants of Washington's legal establishment. Think names like Lloyd Cutler, C. Boyden Gray or Abner Mikva. And as the next counsel to the president, 40-year-old Kathryn Ruemmler may be a giant in the making — if she can survive the politically grueling tests she's sure to face.
INADMISSIBLE	Top
A longtime defender puts on a new hat; Cooke for D.C. Council; Equal Justice scores a record for Summer Corps; Weiner's ethics code, revisited; Taylor's latest high-profile defense; House Judiciary to consider FCPA; and a client's crafty gratitude in this week's column.
In Miranda calculus, age should be a factor, Court says	Top
Stressing that children are not "miniature adults," a divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday held that the police must consider a juvenile suspect's age in deciding whether the child is in custody and must be given Miranda warnings.
Split Court finds fund administrator not liable for fund's statements	Top
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday held that a mutual fund investment adviser could not be liable for allegedly false statements in client prospectuses if it did not have ultimate control over the statements.
Court hands Microsoft loss in patent fight	Top
Microsoft, with a $290 million jury verdict against it at stake, on Thursday lost a hard-fought patent battle in the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for a unanimous Court, held that alleged infringers — here Microsoft — who raise as a defense that the patent at issue is invalid must prove it by clear and convincing evidence.
In sharp tones, Court curbs the exclusionary rule	Top
The Supreme Court on Thursday took direct aim at the exclusionary rule, with a 7-2 majority saying that evidence collected during a police search can be used against a defendant, even if the search is of a type that is later found unconstitutional.
High court upholds Nevada recusal law invoked against legislator	Top
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that recusal laws — including laws requiring judges to bow out in cases in which they have a conflict of interest — don't violate the First Amendment rights of government officials.
Investors win again at the high court — but don't call it a trend	Top
Removing a significant hurdle for plaintiffs in securities class actions, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that investors need not prove at the class certification stage that a company's deceptive conduct caused their economic losses.
Fulfilling foreign judgments	Top
A new bill before the District of Columbia Council could help parties trying to collect on foreign money judgments, according to attorneys supporting the law.
Farmers case yields big fees	Top
This month, a federal judge in Washington quietly approved a $1.25 billion settlement and conditionally agreed to a fee range that could generate a $92.5 million award to be split among all the lawyers.
Feds say D.C. lawyer needs ethics lesson	Top
Defense attorney Charles Daum has been indicted on several charges, including witness tampering and perjury. But did he really risk his career on a routine drug prosecution?

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