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• Edward DuMont asks Obama to withdraw his nomination to Federal Circuit
• Government denies novelty of theory behind FCPA-related charges
• Transactional law instruction takes to the Web
• Securities lawyers praise CFPB plans to warn enforcement targets
• 9th Circuit to reconsider Armenian genocide case en banc
• Illinois blames fudged data on a single administrator
• Citing Orwell, justices appear wary of GPS surveillance by police
• An angry Court gives New Orleans prosecutors a scolding
• State's sovereign immunity at issue in benefits dispute with police
• 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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Edward DuMont asks Obama to withdraw his nomination to Federal Circuit	Top
Edward DuMont, an appellate litigation partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, has sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to withdraw his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Government denies novelty of theory behind FCPA-related charges	Top
The U.S. Department of Justice bolstered its defense of charges against two government officials in Thailand linked to a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against a Hollywood producer and his wife, insisting in court documents that the defendants, not federal prosecutors, have created a "novel interpretation" of the money laundering statute.
Transactional law instruction takes to the Web	Top
Law Meets Web takes the idea of an in-person transactional law competition — similar to moot court in that teams compete to craft a business deal for fictional clients — and expands it using the Internet.
Securities lawyers praise CFPB plans to warn enforcement targets	Top
"A smart thing and a wise thing for the agency to do." That's how William McLucas, who chairs the securities practice at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, described the Nov. 7 announcement by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau that in most cases, it plans to warn people or companies before filing an enforcement action against them, in order to give them a chance to respond.
9th Circuit to reconsider Armenian genocide case en banc	Top
A federal appeals court has ordered an en banc rehearing of a challenge to a California statute that has spawned lawsuits against insurance firms on behalf of victims of the Armenian genocide.
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.
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.
State's sovereign immunity at issue in benefits dispute with police	Top
A debate about whether Rhode Island enjoys sovereign immunity from federal employment claims despite a U.S. Supreme Court precedent that a state waives that immunity when it removes a lawsuit to federal court was heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit on Nov. 8.
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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