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• Spurned by the ABA, law school strikes back with antitrust suit
• Judge awards $1.2B in damages against Iran for 1983 Beirut bombing
• Man sentenced to nearly 14 years in church burning
• War zone security guards claim breach of employment contracts
• Hofstra dean headed to Washington and Lee
• Firms weigh effects of dictator's death on plans to plant flags in Seoul
• Judge certifies class of immigration detainees suffering mental problems
• The 2011 Law Firm Billing Survey
• A lawyer's Christmas story
• Will 2012 be the year law firms begin to engage?
• OPINION: Bad words?
• OPINION: Gingrich would have ideology trump authority
• ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY: A SPECIAL REPORT: Plaintiffs have their own duty to preserve
• LEGAL TIMES 150
• ANTITRUST: DOJ's suit against AT&T: rhetoric v. reality

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Spurned by the ABA, law school strikes back with antitrust suit	Top
Two days after receiving word that the American Bar Association had denied it provisional accreditation, the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law on Dec. 22 filed a federal lawsuit against the organization.
Judge awards $1.2B in damages against Iran for 1983 Beirut bombing	Top
A Washington federal judge on Dec. 21 issued a final judgment of $1.2 billion in damages against the government of Iran for its role in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut.
Man sentenced to nearly 14 years in church burning	Top
A federal judge has sentenced a Springfield, Mass., man to almost 14 years in prison for arson charges related to the burning of a Springfield church with a mostly black congregation soon after President Barack Obama's election.
War zone security guards claim breach of employment contracts	Top
A U.S. government contractor providing security guards at military bases and other sites in Iraq and Afghanistan has been sued for failing to pay overtime wages and provide meal and rest breaks to its employees.
Hofstra dean headed to Washington and Lee	Top
Washington and Lee University School of Law officials have tapped Nora Demleitner to be its first female dean. She has led Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law since 2008.
Firms weigh effects of dictator's death on plans to plant flags in Seoul	Top
The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il threatens instability in the region just when many U.S. law firms are expressing interest in opening offices in South Korea. Meanwhile, immigration lawyers hoped the development would make it easier for refugees to win asylum in the United States.
Judge certifies class of immigration detainees suffering mental problems	Top
A federal judge in California has certified a class of hundreds of undocumented immigrant detainees with mental disabilities who have alleged that they were unable to obtain legal counsel in violation of their due process rights.
The 2011 Law Firm Billing Survey	Top
It appears that modest annual billing rate increases are here to stay. For the third year in a row, law firms showed restraint with hourly rate increases, inching up at a rate only slightly higher than inflation in many cases.
A lawyer's Christmas story	Top
We spend most of our time focused on our education and our careers, but real meaning and purpose is rooted in relationships. By restoring relationships that have been broken, you can create a foundation from which to realize a greater potential. But don't wait — opportunities that exist today may be gone tomorrow.
Will 2012 be the year law firms begin to engage?	Top
Firms need to stop using social media sites as billboards and start using them to connect with people who would be difficult to reach otherwise.
OPINION: Bad words?	Top
In 'fleeting expletives' case, Court should recognize changed doctrine, culture.
OPINION: Gingrich would have ideology trump authority	Top
Such attacks are hardly ever motivated by incompetence of the branch whose power is being undermined.
ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY: A SPECIAL REPORT: Plaintiffs have their own duty to preserve	Top
Their attorneys must see that they obey it, especially since the client has a vested interest in the dispute.
LEGAL TIMES 150	Top
The headcount among Washington firms continued to decline, but not as sharply as it did last year — the biggest recorded drop in 25 years. According to the Legal Times 150, our annual ranking of the Washington area's largest law offices, the number of attorneys employed at Washington firms decreased by 343 — a little more than 2.2 percent of the total market of 14,945 attorneys.
ANTITRUST: DOJ's suit against AT&T: rhetoric v. reality	Top
From a traditional antitrust analysis, it would be hard to see how the government can lose this one in court.

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