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TODAY'S NEWS Obama announces cybersecurity executive order The White House moved to strengthen the security of the nation's critical information infrastructure on February 12, launching initiatives that will raise significant legal questions for the nation's biggest industries. Six of nine justices attended State of the Union address On hand were Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. Last year, Sotomayor was absent, attending a judicial conference in Guam. Tonight, it appears that Sotomayor, whose memoir is topping bestseller lists, received a burst of recognition in the form of applause. Former Bush counsel's revised plea may keep him out of jail The saga that is the criminal prosecution of former Bush administration whistleblower attorney Scott Bloch is inching toward a final resolution. Bloch pleaded guilty in Washington's federal trial court to the misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property, which carries a maximum punishment of up to a year in jail. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Are you and your firm facing unprecedented change? Register today to view The Lawyer Personality: Four Strategies to Gain a Competitive Advantage. In this Webinar, Dr. Larry Richard, a leading expert on the lawyer personality, explains the most potent strategies that law firm leaders can employ now. Law firms that apply these strategies can gain a competitive advantage and learn how to apply change to their own practice. Click here to watch the Webinar On-Demand today! Pakistani man and family get another shot at asylum A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that denied asylum to a Pakistani citizen. The court found merit in his claim that he would be targeted for cooperating with General Pervez Musharraf's government if he's sent back home. Conflicting Senate testimony on gun-control options The U.S. Senate's consideration of new firearm regulations took a legal turn on February 12, with conflicting testimony about whether the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Second Amendment rulings prohibit Congress from adopting measures to reduce gun violence. New York Law School grants scholarships to public servants Police, firefighters and other public workers in New York City now have the chance to land a free ride at New York Law School. Administrators have announced the Public Service Scholarship Program, which will pay full tuition to three public servants next fall and half-tuition scholarship to 12 more. 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 Potash antitrust settlement follows Seventh Circuit ruling A federal judge in Chicago gave preliminary approval on January 30 to a cash settlement in multidistrict antitrust litigation against producers of potash, a natural chemical used in fertilizers. The deal brought the total recovery to $110 million. Bruce Simon, a partner at Pearson, Simon, Warshaw & Penny in San Francisco, talks to NLJ about the settlements. Disbarment recommended for two California attorneys The State Bar of California has recommended disbarment for two Southern California attorneys, concluding that the amount of money they took from clients over long periods of time outweighed the emotional problems they were suffering at the time. THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE Truth and justice in Chevron case On January 28 , Chevron Corp. filed overwhelming new testimonial and documentary evidence of fraud by the Ecuadorian plaintiffs who hold a $19 billion judgment against it — including a declaration by a former judge that the judgment itself was procured through bribery. OPINION Reflections on gun control by a Second Amendment advocate Reasonable persons should be able to fashion reasonable restrictions—a framework for gun control in the aftermath of Newtown—without violating core Second Amendment rights. MOST POPULAR STORIES A life cut short Reflections on gun control by a Second Amendment advocate To lure students, public law school drops out-of-state tuition Summer associate hiring declines amid anemic legal market Law school sues over California's bar-passage mandate Future law school applicants are wealthier, more self-confident The law clerk hiring plan is dead, and good riddance Judge green-lights investor claims against BP Court rejects trade secret theft sentences, finding leniency 'unreasonable' New life for old anti-fraud law		IN FOCUS Litigation Boutiques Hot List They may be small, but they command attention. The 10 law firms on our Litigation Boutiques Hot List, each fielding no more than 50 lawyers, demonstrate that when it comes to high-stakes cases it's all about skill, not size. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times Founding Partner of Pillsbury Predecessor Firm Dies Crowell & Moring Tapped for Pro Bono Review of D.C. Sexual Assault Report Steptoe Lobbied for Post-Sandy Relief THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog Laid-Off Associate Is Now Celebrity Chef How Students Rank Law Schools You've Come a Long Way, Baby—NOT! LAW.COM NEWSWIRE French Assembly Passes Gay Marriage, Adoption Bill Federal Judge Rules Costa Concordia Lawsuit Should Be Filed in Italy Attorney, Relatives Awarded Nearly $20 Million in Dispute Over Breast Implant Business Four Simple Rules for Effective Discovery Future Is Bright for Silicon Valley's In-House Lawyers 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. 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