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• Citing Orwell, justices appear wary of GPS surveillance by police
• An angry Court gives New Orleans prosecutors a scolding
• Illinois blames fudged data on a single administrator
• D.C. Circuit rules Obama health care law constitutional
• O'Melveny: Settlement talks with MGA near collapse
• Government argues 'Big-Dig' fraud sentences were too lenient
• In passport clash, a question of the president's powers
• Disciplined by the SEC and fighting back
• LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW
• Present a corporation's human face at trial
• OPINION: A changing paradigm
• OPINION: Never-ending asbestos quagmire
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Charitable bent
• The Minority 40 Under 40
• IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT

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Citing Orwell, justices appear wary of GPS surveillance by police	Top
Police use of GPS surveillance and society's expectations of privacy clashed in the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as justices weighed new technology and its impact on Fourth Amendment rights.
An angry Court gives New Orleans prosecutors a scolding	Top
The Supreme Court took the New Orleans prosecutor's office to the woodshed on Tuesday, scolding its lawyer for what one justice said was a long history of accusations that the office has ignored the right of defendants to receive exculpatory evidence before trial.
Illinois blames fudged data on a single administrator	Top
The former assistant dean for admissions and financial aid at the University of Illinois College of Law was solely responsible for a pattern of misreporting the Law School Admission Test scores and grade point averages of incoming students, according to the university's final report on the matter.
D.C. Circuit rules Obama health care law constitutional	Top
A divided federal appeals court in Washington has upheld the constitutionality of the Obama administration's health care reform law, solidifying the split among circuit courts over the controversial legislation.
O'Melveny: Settlement talks with MGA near collapse	Top
A tentative settlement of O'Melveny & Myers' $10.2 million billing dispute with former client MGA Entertainment Inc. is on the verge of falling apart, an attorney for the law firm told a judge on Nov. 7.
Government argues 'Big-Dig' fraud sentences were too lenient	Top
In a rare appeal by the government of a criminal sentence, a federal prosecutor argued on Nov. 7 that the punishment given two concrete company employees convicted of fraud related to Boston's $15 billion "Big Dig" project didn't reflect the seriousness of their offenses.
In passport clash, a question of the president's powers	Top
A seemingly narrow-gauge dispute over the wording used on certain U.S. passports triggered a broad-ranging discussion at the Supreme Court on Monday about the separation of powers in matters of foreign policy.
Disciplined by the SEC and fighting back	Top
Steve Altman is the first lawyer ever permanently barred from the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged improper professional conduct. Now he's fighting back.
LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW	Top
Rising tuition. Misleading employment statistics. Inadequate skills training. One law school professor has launched a full-scale assault on the legal education system in response to these mounting issues. Are law schools in crisis?
Present a corporation's human face at trial	Top
Counsel should attempt, through testimony, to imbue a company with the admirable characteristics of its employees.
OPINION: A changing paradigm	Top
Mandatory ADR has dramatically reduced the pendency time of cases in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
OPINION: Never-ending asbestos quagmire	Top
It is long past time to reform the out-of-control litigation; policymakers can begin by mandating greater claims transparency from the asbestos bankruptcy trusts.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Charitable bent	Top
Profile of Paul Neumann, general counsel of Trinity Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States.
The Minority 40 Under 40	Top
The lawyers profiled here were all born in the 1970s, a decade when law schools and law firms were just beginning to welcome minorities in significant numbers. The thriving careers of these lawyers — at law firms and in government, academia and public interest — attest to the greater opportunities available to them, as well as to their talents.
IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT	Top
The sweeping patent reform law enacted last month is expected to create new classes of intellectual property winners and losers as game-changing provisions kick in during the next 18 months.

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