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• O'Donnell headed to trial after judge rebuffs government on plea deal
• High court will decide fate of health care law
• Coalition of 87 seeks to postpone registration of unlimited top-level domains
• Fishermen accuse BP of stiffing them on cleanup boat leases
• Occupy protests giving courts new challenges
• GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: Database blues
• Contracts lawyers priming for smaller budget
• Law firms scoring big in Dodgers' bankruptcy
• LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: In-house use of matter-management software
• OPINION: Let the cameras roll
• THE PRACTICE: Cases on malfunction theory, res ipsa's kissing cousin
• COURTSIDE: A Court with a human face
• The Minority 40 Under 40
• IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT

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O'Donnell headed to trial after judge rebuffs government on plea deal	Top
A federal judge in Los Angeles has abruptly rejected Pierce O'Donnell's plea agreement, meaning that the prominent litigator will go to trial on felony charges of making illegal campaign contributions.
High court will decide fate of health care law	Top
In what will be an historic test of congressional power, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide the constitutionality of the Obama administration's signature legislative success — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Coalition of 87 seeks to postpone registration of unlimited top-level domains	Top
An alliance of 87 business groups and companies has formed to protest next January's planned expansion of the 22 generic top-level domain names, such as .com and .org, to an almost limitless number. The resulting organization is called the Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight.
Fishermen accuse BP of stiffing them on cleanup boat leases	Top
Nearly 500 fishermen who leased their boats to assist in cleaning up last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill have sued subsidiaries of BP PLC to recover more than $150 million in payments allegedly owed them.
Occupy protests giving courts new challenges	Top
As offshoots of the Occupy Wall Street movement spread to new cities, protesters are bringing their message to a new space — the courts. About 1,000 people affiliated with Occupy protests across the country have been arrested to date.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: Database blues	Top
When Oracle settled a False Claims Act suit with the government for a record $199.5 million, it appeared to be a straightforward resolution to what the company called an unfortunate "distraction." But court filings and transcripts reveal a complicated back story involving Reed Smith and an ill-fated bid to forestall the litigation.
Contracts lawyers priming for smaller budget	Top
With fewer dollars from Uncle Sam in the coming years, government-contracts attorneys in Washington are preparing their clients about what could happen to them after plans for a smaller federal budget are hashed out on Capitol Hill. The spending drought means contracts lawyers are having to soothe some jittery clients.
Law firms scoring big in Dodgers' bankruptcy	Top
The fight in bankruptcy court for control of the Los Angeles Dodgers has already generated millions of dollars in requests for legal fees. And that's just to cover the preliminary innings. The game's not over: Lawyers will be intimately involved in an auction this spring to sell the team.
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?
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: In-house use of matter-management software	Top
A large number of U.S. law departments have licensed the software, but smaller departments mostly have not.
OPINION: Let the cameras roll	Top
The Supreme Court's defiant stance against cameras is born of fear of change, nostalgia, a self-interested desire for anonymity, but most of all exceptionalism: the Court's view of itself as a unique institution that can and should resist the demands of the information age.
THE PRACTICE: Cases on malfunction theory, res ipsa's kissing cousin	Top
Shifting the burden of proof to the defendant can make sense for manufacturing defects, but not for design defects.
COURTSIDE: A Court with a human face	Top
Clare Cushman has compiled a treasure trove of colorful information about the Supreme Court and its justices, past and present, in her new book Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History.
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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