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TODAY'S NEWS Lawyer lineup set for gay marriage cases It will be déjà vu all over again March 27, when Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. squares off against former SG Paul Clement at the Supreme Court on same-sex marriage—exactly one year after they opposed each other in the Affordable Care Act cases. What hot-button issue will they be back for next March 27? Fifteen-year sentence upheld against lawyer in pump-and-dump scheme A federal appeals court has upheld a 15-year-plus sentence against George David Gordon, a former Tulsa, Okla., lawyer, for securities fraud. Four lawyers face sanctions over porn video 'legal shakedown' A federal judge in Los Angeles, raising concerns about a "legal shakedown," has ordered four attorneys and a paralegal to show up at a hearing next month to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for fraudulently filing dozens of actions against unnamed individuals accused of downloading copyrighted pornography videos. 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 Patton Boggs can't sit on docs in Chevron RICO case Patton Boggs, which is locked in a fierce battle to enforce a $19 billion Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron Corporation related to environmental pollution in the Amazon, must allow the oil giant to see documents that the firm claims are privileged, a judge has ruled. Chevron's lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher say the ruling is a crucial boost in their bid to show that the judgment is a titanic fraud. Justices give mixed signals on Arizona's voter registration law Arizona's attorney general on Monday told the U.S. Supreme Court that states could demand more proof of citizenship than federal law does to determine who is eligible to vote. ABA issues toolkit, aiming to eliminate gender pay gap Women law firm partners earn about $66,000 a year less than their male counterparts, according to a 2010 study by the Project for Attorney Retention and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE Was Hugo Chávez reasonable? In his heart of hearts, Hugo Chávez was a ­student of expropriation law. (Indeed, one might say that he was its leading practitioner.) OPINION A strong need for civil legal assistance Gaps in civil representation that undermine equality and fairness must still be addressed. MOST POPULAR STORIES Major shakeups in the middle ranks of 'U.S. News' law school list A sweeter settlement in BAR/BRI antitrust lawsuit Top law schools boost scholarships and loan repayment assistance 'Gideon' at 50: A Muted Trumpet Two law schools offer a money-back guarantee — with strings attached Feds spend big on outside legal work Senators question White about time at firm Jones Day lands 6 high court clerks Gideon's promise still unfulfilled In human rights suits, activists target border protection agency		IN FOCUS 'Gideon' at 50: A Muted Trumpet Fifty years decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, the guarantee of right to counsel remains unrealized. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times Daily D.C. Lateral Roundup: Wilmer Cutler; Oblon Spivak Kilpatrick Townsend Names New Managing Partner In D.C. Former Patton Boggs Employee Ends Retaliation Lawsuit THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog The Careerist Goes on Spring Break! Five Am Law Firms "Lean In" Law School News—Penn, New York Law, Georgetown, + More LAW.COM NEWSWIRE New Zealand Gay Marriage Bill Passes Critical Test Blindness Can't Stop Attorney From Landing Federal Clerkship Clifford Chance Adds Hong Kong Partner Court Staffers Rally in Los Angeles Over Closure Plans Daughter Fights for Return of Dad Trapped in China 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. Making the CCO an Independent Voice in the C-Suite Bayer Sues in U.S. to Stop India Generic Drug Co. Jennett Hill Plugs In as Citizens Energy Group GC Ex-Mercury Interactive GC to Pay $850,000 to Settle Backdating Charges Will the New Patent Process Bring Hard Days for Inventors?

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