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• Feds can't quit 'no admit'
• DOJ's classified power play
• Law school? Who needs it?
• Former Debevoise associate sentenced to 15 years for forcing boy to be 'sex slave'
• Massachusetts AG's recent suit against banks one of handful nationwide
• Toyota strikes at the heart of consumer claims over sudden acceleration
• Anti-SLAPP motion fails for intern-turned-author
• On day 25 of trial of accused al-Queda supporter, focus was on 2004 trip to Yemen
• Dean stepping down at Arkansas
• Winds blow lawyers — and the rest of Southern California — off course
• With $24 million gift comes name change for Indianapolis law school
• ANTITRUST: A brighter future for private plaintiff challenges?
• ANTITRUST: DOJ's suit against AT&T: rhetoric v. reality
• ANTITRUST: Antitrust standing and the new economy
• ANTITRUST: Recent cases on antitrust implications of petitioning foreign governments
• ANTITRUST: Filers learn to adapt to changes under Hart-Scott-Rodino
• OPINION: We need a national Justice Index
• OPINION: Reform the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• When unmarried cohabitants split up
• Write. Share. Get Noticed.
• WHITE-COLLAR CRIME: Taking a stand on taking the stand
• LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW
• The Minority 40 Under 40

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Feds can't quit 'no admit'	Top
When Judge Jed Rakoff refused to sign off on a $285 million settlement between the SEC and Citigroup last week, he took aim at the SEC's long-standing policy allowing defendants to enter into consent judgments without admitting or denying wrongdoing.
DOJ's classified power play	Top
A constitutional fight is brewing over whether lawyers in civil cases have a right to access and disseminate classified national security information to pursue claims against the federal government.
Law school? Who needs it?	Top
A handful of states still allow would-be lawyers to bypass law school altogether and learn the law under an experienced attorney, or to supplement one or two years of formal law school with a year or two of apprenticing.
Former Debevoise associate sentenced to 15 years for forcing boy to be 'sex slave'	Top
A former associate at Debevoise & Plimpton who used a teenage boy in Moscow as a "sex slave" has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Pennsylvania federal judge on charges of traveling for the purpose of engaging in sex with a minor.
Massachusetts AG's recent suit against banks one of handful nationwide	Top
The lawsuit recently filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley against five national banks and a national mortgage registration system for allegedly illegal foreclosure practices in Massachusetts is one of a handful of public law enforcement cases challenging banks' mortgage practices. Similar cases have been brought by the attorneys general of Delaware, Nevada and Arizona.
Toyota strikes at the heart of consumer claims over sudden acceleration	Top
Toyota Motor Corp. has moved to dismiss the lead complaint brought on behalf of a class of consumers, arguing that most of the vehicles at issue have not experienced the sudden acceleration problems similar to those that caused a massive product recall.
Anti-SLAPP motion fails for intern-turned-author	Top
A nonprofit death penalty defense organization in New Orleans may proceed with its lawsuit seeking to prevent a former intern from publishing a book about a client, a federal judge ruled on Nov. 23.
On day 25 of trial of accused al-Queda supporter, focus was on 2004 trip to Yemen	Top
The cross-examination of a key government witness in the trial of accused terrorist supporter Tarek Mehanna probed Mehanna's 2004 Yemen trip to allegedly seek out terrorist training.
Dean stepping down at Arkansas	Top
John DiPippa, the dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, will step down at the end of the academic year. DiPippa has led the law school since 2009, overseeing its reaccreditation by the American Bar Association and raising $3.3 million. He will continue to teach constitutional and public service law.
Winds blow lawyers — and the rest of Southern California — off course	Top
Along with the rest of the population of the Los Angeles area, lawyers battled downed power lines, fallen trees and road closures to get to work following a devastating night of Santa Ana winds.
With $24 million gift comes name change for Indianapolis law school	Top
The Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis is now Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. University officials announced on Dec. 1 that attorney and civic leader Robert McKinney had donated $24 million to the law school.
ANTITRUST: A brighter future for private plaintiff challenges?	Top
In their suit opposing the AT&T merger, Sprint and Cellular South could redefine scope of relief available.
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.
ANTITRUST: Antitrust standing and the new economy	Top
Innovation and network effects have the potential to alter the traditional analysis.
ANTITRUST: Recent cases on antitrust implications of petitioning foreign governments	Top
There appears to be a modest trend favoring immunization of foreign conduct, but courts are still elusive as to providing a clear articulation of the basis for it.
ANTITRUST: Filers learn to adapt to changes under Hart-Scott-Rodino	Top
New rules eliminate some forms of information and add others to make what's required more relevant to antitrust review.
OPINION: We need a national Justice Index	Top
Such an index would provide state-specific information about our legal system, such as whether courts have sufficient resources to hold jury trials.
OPINION: Reform the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	Top
A good way would be to create an absolute defense to prosecution when a company self-reports a violation.
When unmarried cohabitants split up	Top
Courts often review agreements between them under contract principles; in contrast to prenups, no default rules apply.
Write. Share. Get Noticed.	Top
Social media are a positive filtering mechanism due to the simple fact that good information get shared, junk gets ignored.
WHITE-COLLAR CRIME: Taking a stand on taking the stand	Top
The decision about whether a defendant testifies should be exceptionally nuanced; ramifications are hard to judge.
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?
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.

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