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TODAY'S NEWS DOJ backs photographer in suit over arrest The U.S. Department of Justice has taken the rare step of intervening in a civil rights dispute in Maryland, arguing that a photographer's recording of police activity in public was constitutionally protected conduct. Saint Louis' interim dean resigns under fire The Saint Louis University School of Law is caught up in administrative turmoil for the second time in eight months. Interim dean Tom Keefe resigned abruptly on March 4, citing his habit of making inappropriate comments and a fraught relationship with the faculty. Court cool to appeal by mobster's girlfriend A lawyer for the girlfriend of mobster James J. "Whitey" Bulger's argued at a federal appeals court that her eight-year prison sentence was excessive. 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! Company held liable for privacy invasion in employee probe On March 4, the state's high court ruled that North American Corp. intruded upon the privacy of former company saleswoman Kathleen Lawlor when it hired investigators to find out whether she had poached its clients after she switched jobs. Government relents on halfway house for litigator Trial attorney Pierce O'Donnell will serve the remaining three months of his prison sentence at his Santa Barbara, Calif., home under an agreement with federal prosecutors. 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 THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE INADMISSIBLE Number eight for Holder; secret service class; remembering Oberdorfer and Feffer; stopping money; and a smooth ride for Kelly in this week's column. OPINION Law, policy and drone war fare Mixing legal doctrines on targeted killing is a dangerous recipe for confusion. MOST POPULAR STORIES Explore the Data Behind the Go-To Law Schools LinkedIn won't help most lawyers A banner year for billion-dollar patent verdicts Problems persist with law school jobs data, watchdog says Wharton School opens its doors to Penn Law students As profits fall, Patton Boggs lays off 65 Ranking The Go-To Law Schools Michigan's 'Debt Wizard' offers law students a glimpse of their futures The Go-To Law Schools Jones Day lands six recent high court clerks		IN FOCUS A banner year for billion-dollar patent verdicts Intellectual property verdicts represented the largest category in number and dollar value last year. The category has contributed one verdict higher than $1 billion in each of the three prior years. But this year's list of top verdicts was notable in that three verdicts reached the $1 billion mark or higher, and all of them came out of high-stakes trials. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times Wilmer Cutler Boosted Its Gross Revenue to Over $1B in 2012 D.C. Forensic Sciences Department Facing Transition Challenges Law Firm Leaders Q&A: Squire Sanders' John Burlingame THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog Workaholics—Maladjusted or Happy? Three Reasons You Shouldn't Work from Home Women's Pay—Jobs with Smallest Gender Gaps; Best Cities to Make Money LAW.COM NEWSWIRE Federal Judge Sends Concordia Lawsuits Back to Fla. Court Squire Sanders Adds Partner for Sydney and Silicon Valley Gaining Experience and Helping Others at the Same Time Five-Lawyer Gordon & Rees Group Jumps to SNR Denton Dutch Court: Woman Incited Genocide in Rwanda 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. Behind the Scenes of the American Airlines/US Airways Merger Talks ACE and Littler Launch Employment Risk Management Tool Proving Obviousness in Patent Cases 3 Reasons You Shouldn't Work from Home GCs Must Excel at Tough Conversations

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