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TODAY'S NEWS Forced budget cuts could imperil range of DOJ priorities, Obama warns President Barack Obama has called on Congress to prevent severe federal budget cuts from taking effect on March 1, saying the middle class, the economy and a number of basic Justice Department priorities would suffer as a result. Plaintiffs take law school fraud cases to New York's highest court Attorneys behind a spate of fraud class actions targeting law schools have asked the New York State Court of Appeals to review an intermediate appellate panel's December dismissal of a suit brought by nine former students who allege New York Law School inflated its postgraduate employment statistics to trick them into enrolling. Michael Jackson's concert promoter: We weren't his 'sobriety coach' Efforts by Michael Jackson's mother and children to pin at least a portion of the blame for the singer's 2009 death on the promoters of his planned comeback tour will come to a head in a courtroom next week. 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Arguments over Monsanto seed patent likely to yield bitter harvest for farmer The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared skeptical of an Indiana farmer's claim that Monsanto lost its right to control the use of its herbicide-resistant soybean after the first sale of that self-replicating seed. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Need to transfer files from paper to mobile devices? Register today to learn more about Bridging the Mobile/Paper Gap to Increase Productivity . This informational webinar will review the trends, risks and challenges faced by law firms and corporate legal departments at the interface between mobile devices and paper. Then it will investigate the solutions designed by Canon U.S.A. to help mitigate those risks and challenges. Click here to register First Circuit: Borrower has standing to challenge mortgage assignment but still loses In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that a borrower has standing to challenge an assignment of her mortgage to a foreclosing bank. But the court found that the foreclosure itself was legal. Uncovering hidden assets when couples call it quits Philip Segal, an attorney and former journalist, makes a living helping law firms track down marital assets for divorcing clients. He talks to NLJ about his line of work. THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE Owning your online presence "What if someone says something negative about me online?" This is probably the most common question lawyers ask me. The sad truth is that many lawyers have nothing to worry about. They aren't online. They have no online presence. OPINION Law school grads should be 'client ready' The phrase 'practice ready' has gained traction, but the client part of it seems to have fallen by the wayside.		IN FOCUS Washington Legal Departments of the Year The National Law Journal recognizes the D.C. metro area's top in-house departments, and their general counsel, in six categories: overall excellence; outside counsel management; technology; diversity and quality of life; pro bono and community service; and corporate compliance. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times Daily D.C. Lateral Roundup: Paul Weiss; Pillsbury; Hogan Lovells Economics Professor Joins DOJ's Antitrust Division Former Governor Announces First Law School Clinic Devoted to Pardons THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog Chastity, Cravath, and Alec Baldwin Are Lawyers Prone to Have Bad Sex Lives? Laid-Off Associate Is Now Celebrity Chef LAW.COM NEWSWIRE Victims of Terror Cannot Sue UBS AG, Second Circuit Concludes Singapore Names Second Round of QFLP Firms Will Pennsylvania's Sizzling January Lateral Climate Last? Shell, BASF Offer Brazilian Workers Millions in Class Action Settlement Cornell Law Launches Course on Whistleblower Law 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. 5 Strategies for a More Cost-Effective Legal Department Safeguarding Your M&A Deal from Private Antitrust Challenges Washington Legal Department of the Year: AOL Inc. Where are the Attorney-Client Limits? Energy and Efficiency in the Nest Labs Legal Department

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