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TODAY'S NEWS The 100 Most Influential Lawyers These 100 lawyers have shaped the legal world through their work in the courtroom, at the negotiating table, in the classroom or government. They have taken on major legal battles, orchestrated the biggest corporate deals, tackled unpopular causes and helped run giant international companies. Prop. 8 opponents seek broad ruling, not just for California The historic constitutional test of gay marriage rights unfolds on March 26, when the U.S. Supreme Court takes up California's same-sex marriage ban, a case in which opponents to the ban seek not a narrow victory, but full participation by gay couples in the fundamental right to marry. DOMA fight raises question: Is it time to change course? As the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the issue in the case of U.S. v. Windsor March 27, it is faced with dozens of briefs from groups of former military officials, intelligence officers and even a bankruptcy judge among others urging it to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. The question is whether the justices — and especially Anthony Kennedy — will agree that the time has come to change course. Parties duel over recusal issue Dueling briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Proposition 8 case Hollings­worth v. Perry have revived the debate over whether two California federal judges involved in the case at earlier stages should have recused themselves. 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 INADMISSIBLE Leaving the FCC; Kilpatrick's new D.C. leader; Leahy and Paul for sentencing changes; Chesley disbarred; Perez nominated for labor department secretary; Reich exits DOJ; and Scherman to bring new energy to Gibson Dunn in this week's column. VOIR DIRE Blinded; seemed like a good idea; Sixth Circuit says pay up; and an obscene latrine in this week's column. MOVERS Karen Spilka joins Day Pitney's corporate and business law department as of counsel to the Boston office. Plus more law firm movers 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 Corporate Chapter 7: viable option if owner has filed? The answer is usually no, unless the owner who filed a personal Chapter 7 case faces liability for payroll tax withholdings. OPINION Businesses and conflict: It's all about control Study of corporate counsel indicates they are relying less on arbitration and more on mediated negotiation and other informal approaches. MOST POPULAR STORIES Major shakeups in the middle ranks of 'U.S. News' law school list 'Gideon' at 50: A Muted Trumpet Storied plaintiffs lawyer disbarred over excessive fees Gideon's promise still unfulfilled A sweeter settlement in BAR/BRI antitrust lawsuit Lawyer lineup set for gay marriage cases Four lawyers face sanctions over porn video 'legal shakedown' Justices strengthen first-sale doctrine in 6-3 vote ABA panel endorses continued use of LSAT in law school admissions Justices Douse Class Action Plaintiffs in Standard Fire Case		IN FOCUS 'Gideon' at 50: A Muted Trumpet Fifty years after the 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 After Two-Year Fight, White House Withdraws Halligan for D.C. Circuit Practitioners Say FCC Unlikely to Undergo Major Policy Shift with New Chief At Arent Fox, New Highs in Revenues and Profits in 2012 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 Five Winning Law Firm Business Development Strategies Lawyers Seeing Faster Inside Track Eleventh Circuit Hears Fla. Appeal of Cuba Contracts Law Latham, O'Melveny Help Ink Chinese Buy of U.S. Company DLA Piper Adds Hong Kong Real Estate Partner 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. Next Moves for IP Law After SCOTUS First-Sale Ruling West Virginia AG's New Rules for Outside Counsel Wells Fargo GC to Cut Outside Counsel Spending 7 Steps to Enhance Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants Researching and Preparing Documentation for Blue Sky Laws

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