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• Ripping a critic's mask off
• Circuit Levels $15,000 in Sanctions Against 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists
• Judge Rules for DOJ in Suit Over Kagan's Role in Health Care Litigation
• Frustrated with ABA, senators ask DOE to scrutinize law schools
• Lowering Legal Spending by Increasing In-House Workloads
• Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'
• The Final Rothstein Auction
• Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing
• Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Jonathan Turley
• Delaware Chancery dismisses shareholder suit against Goldman Sachs over risky practices
• Judge Sides with Orrick in Nvidia Securities Class Action, Rejects 'Core Operations' Theory of Scienter
• Court should have granted Bosch a permanent injunction against Pylon, Federal Circuit rules
• Panel Allows Suit Over Flaming Rum to Proceed
• D.C. Court Approves Censure for Ex-Am Law 100 Partner
• Reconsideration for enviro ID case
• Lawyer's Failure to Safeguard Documents Brings Penalty
• Court Rejects Bid to Use 'SUNY Cap' for College Costs
• Justices Asked to End Debate on 'Mineral' Definition
• Clifford Chance Lands Trio of Former Prosecutors in New York
• Town Prosecutor Fired After Reporting Drunk Judge Wins $1.26 Million Fee

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Ripping a critic's mask off	Top
Thomas M. Cooley Law School is trying to unmask a blogging law student, publicly known only as Rockstar05, and sue him for defamation over his Web posts, which pick apart the school's admission standards, graduate employment record and student retention rate. An upcoming court hearing may decide whether the case will move forward against the 3L, who has since transferred from Cooley, and three other anonymous commenters.
Circuit Levels $15,000 in Sanctions Against 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists	Top
Three lawyers and their client who claim that Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and other Bush administration officials orchestrated the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks piled one mistake on top of another on their way to being sanctioned by the 2nd Circuit.
Judge Rules for DOJ in Suit Over Kagan's Role in Health Care Litigation	Top
A federal judge on Thursday rejected requests by two conservative organizations for additional documents relating to involvement that Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan may have had in litigation over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act during her tenure as solicitor general.
Frustrated with ABA, senators ask DOE to scrutinize law schools	Top
Two U.S. senators -- Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., have asked the U.S. Department of Education to compile 10 years' worth of data about law schools, focusing on key points including tuition, student debt and "allegedly sluggish job placement."
Lowering Legal Spending by Increasing In-House Workloads	Top
As corporations focus on trimming the fat, they are increasingly viewing a bulked-up workload for in-house legal departments as the best way to do more with less. According to a recent survey, companies are spending more on in-house counsel and reducing their use of outside firms.
Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'	Top
LTN reporter Evan Koblentz speaks with Berwin Leighton Paisner CIO Janet Day about her "concept of nirvana," in which the consumerization of IT in law firms -- where lawyers use and maintain their favorite devices for work -- makes the help desk unnecessary. Koblentz and Day also discuss Hewlett-Packard's move to become more consumer-focused as Apple potentially becomes more business-focused.
The Final Rothstein Auction	Top
The third and final auction of items from Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein features a stuffed lion, dozens of pricey shoes and dresses and a $3,000 Hello Kitty purse.
Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing	Top
Doug Caddell, CIO at Foley & Lardner, speaks with LTN staff reporter Evan Koblentz at ILTA about his firm's policy of giving lawyers the freedom to buy the technology they need -- instead of dictating choices. Freedom of computing, he says, allows firms to focus more on business issues and less on infrastructure.
Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Jonathan Turley	Top
When Jonathan Turley is not teaching at George Washington University Law School or blogging, he is a litigator whose cases can never be described as boring. In this video interview with Tony Mauro, Turley discusses his high-profile case on Utah's anti-polygamy law.
Delaware Chancery dismisses shareholder suit against Goldman Sachs over risky practices	Top
The Delaware Court of Chancery has dismissed a case that claimed Goldman Sachs breached its fiduciary duty to shareholders through a compensation structure that encouraged employees to take undue risks.
Judge Sides with Orrick in Nvidia Securities Class Action, Rejects 'Core Operations' Theory of Scienter	Top
A California federal judge has dismissed a shareholder class action over product defects in Nvidia chips used to power laptops, concluding the plaintiffs hadn't met the burden of showing that the company deliberately concealed the extent of the problem from investors.
Court should have granted Bosch a permanent injunction against Pylon, Federal Circuit rules	Top
A split panel of the Federal Circuit has ruled that the District of Delaware abused its discretion by denying a permanent injunction in a patent infringement case over automobile wiper blades. The ruling offers guidance for future cases involving injunction disputes.
Panel Allows Suit Over Flaming Rum to Proceed	Top
A woman who was burned when a Manhattan bartender used Bacardi 151 rum for a pyrotechnic display can proceed with a lawsuit against the maker of the high-proof beverage, a New York appeals panel has ruled, affirming a lower court's refusal to dismiss the case against the company.
D.C. Court Approves Censure for Ex-Am Law 100 Partner	Top
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has approved a public censure for former Saul Ewing and Venable partner Sheryl Robinson Wood after she admitted to "intimate contact" with former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick while serving as a court-appointed monitor of the city's police department.
Reconsideration for enviro ID case	Top
A Georgia judge has been ordered to reconsider a case he had dismissed after the environmental group that brought the action refused to produce a subpoenaed list of members. Center for a Sustainable Coast's First Amendment argument has drawn interest from national environmental groups.
Lawyer's Failure to Safeguard Documents Brings Penalty	Top
A federal judge has ordered an attorney to pay more than $30,000 in sanctions after confidential documents the lawyer turned over to a client ended up fueling a third party's legal action.
Court Rejects Bid to Use 'SUNY Cap' for College Costs	Top
Departing from a widely used rule of thumb in New York divorce cases, a judge has determined that two ex-spouses should share the costs of sending their son to an expensive private college, noting that their son's preference for a private university over a state campus seems to better fit his needs.
Justices Asked to End Debate on 'Mineral' Definition	Top
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has been asked to stop a scientific debate over the Marcellus Shale formation before the debate even begins. The key issue in the land rights dispute is whether shale is a "mineral" whose owners would also own the natural gas contained within.
Clifford Chance Lands Trio of Former Prosecutors in New York	Top
Reuniting three lawyers who worked together as Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District of New York, Clifford Chance has hired David Raskin, Christopher Morvillo and Edward O'Callaghan as partners in its white-collar, regulatory enforcement and government investigations practice group.
Town Prosecutor Fired After Reporting Drunk Judge Wins $1.26 Million Fee	Top
A New Jersey municipal prosecutor who lost her job for reporting that a judge was drunk on the bench has been awarded $1.26 million in fees in her whistleblower suit, bringing her total recovery to $2.68 million. Now a partner with a small firm, Michele D'Onofrio says, "The system works."

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