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TODAY'S NEWS K Street primed to tackle immigration With Capitol Hill gearing up for a major overhaul to the nation's immigration system, lobbyists representing a wide range of businesses are preparing for the fight. Circuit is asked to define identity theft What constitutes "use" of someone's identity? A case before the Sixth Circuit tests the reach of the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act of 2004. Divorce lawyers without borders As the world has grown smaller, especially through social media, marriages between citizens of different nations have become more common — and so have divorces. Family lawyers increasingly find themselves representing clients splitting from spouses in foreign lands. It is a complicated business, involving clashing cultures, inconsistent legal systems and scant guidance about which country's laws control. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Need to transfer files from paper to mobile devices? 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According to administrators at local nonprofit organizations, the demand for free legal assistance has jumped as more families navigate unemployment, homelessness and everything in between. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT eDiscovery can get expensive.... It doesn't have to. In the new white paper: Taking Control: Strategies to Rein in Escalating eDiscovery Costs for In-House Counsel, learn about the practical application of smarter technology to assist in document review, lower risks and control litigation costs, as well as case studies of successful meaning-based discovery strategies. Click here INADMISSIBLE Marshalling a record; embattled Ortiz; Messitte builds Brazilian bridges; Sotomayor's memoir; Squire Sanders scoops up Akin antitrust partners; nothing to see on those GPS memos; and right turn, Senator, in this week's column. VOIR DIRE Mary Jane did not take him to paradise; do not upload post-jailbreak photos to Facebook; no chedda for Shadrach; and he didn't like the understudies in this week's column. MOVERS Pamela Mann joins Carter Ledyard's trusts and estates department as partner and chairwoman of the tax-exempt organizations group, and other law firm personnel changes in this week's column. IN BRIEF A weekly roundup of Web-only stories from NLJ.com and other ALM publications. THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE A look at eight significant NLRB decisions of 2012 In one, board found even asking employees making a complaint not to discuss it with co-workers violated labor law. OPINION What grounds for secrecy? Recent decision denying plaintiffs access to legal memos supporting the Obama administration's conduct of targeted drone strikes on suspected terrorists is deeply troubling. MOST POPULAR STORIES FDR did fine without a 3L year Law students benefit by connections with professors, fellow students Unfair claims, untenable solution Hacking defendant's suicide spurs debate over prosecutorial overreach Yale Law finds there's demand for its Ph.D. credential Pro Bono Inc. Mere Billions Yale Law hires its first Hispanic in a tenured position Attorney charged with aiding boyfriend's jail escape resigns from bar A 'can-do' attitude		IN FOCUS The Regulation Agenda At The National Law Journal's first-ever Regulatory Summit, Washington insiders made it clear: If the House and Senate are unable to overcome partisan gridlock, the president will almost certainly use executive orders and rulemaking at federal agencies to advance his second-term agenda. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times Judge Rules for SEC in Dispute Over Destroyed Records D.C. Circuit Ruling Keeps Businessman's Retaliation Suit Alive In Speech, Holder Urges Congress to Enact Obama's Gun Proposals THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog News Briefs—Dumbest Lawyer of the Week; Seven-Year Itch; and More Regrets—The Big Five You Can Have a Brilliant Career (Even if Paul Weiss Disses You) LAW.COM NEWSWIRE ICJ Urges Sri Lanka to Reinstate Former Chief Justice Ga. Lawyer Mobilizes Advocates for Prevention of Child Sex Abuse Dorsey Beefs Up Bankruptcy Practice With Five-Lawyer Palo Alto Team Australia's Gadens Opens in Singapore Mandatory Retirement Policy Prompts Weil Partner to Move to K&L Gates If you have Twitter account, you can now follow NLJ Editor in Chief David L. Brown at twitter.com/davidlbrownjr. Follow him for links to key stories and updates from the NLJ newsroom. You can also track news on Twitter from the NLJ's Washington bureau at twitter.com/legal_times. Regulators Working to Get Boeing Dreamliner Back in the Air In-House Diversity Champs You Think Your IP Is Worth Something? Prove It 6 Reasons to Insource Litigation Support Judge Rules for SEC in Dispute Over Destroyed Records

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