Headlines • Support Among Prospective Students for Fast-Track Law School • Class Certified in Challenge to Noncitizen Detentions • FTC Cracks Down on False 'Safe Harbor' Privacy Claims • Court Nixes Bid to Stay E-Books Monitor as Apple Presses Appeal • From Oscar Parties to 'Inter Partes': An Intellectual Property Special Report • Attorneys Enlist Games for Ethics Compliance • New GC at BASF Corp. • In-House Counsel Profile: Cupertino Electric Inc. general counsel Jan Kang • Michigan Appeals Court Tosses Contempt Case Against Lawyer • Judge Rebukes MoFo Over Apple v. Samsung Closing President Obama isn't the only one who thinks law school should last for just two years. In a survey of prospective law students, 58 percent said that they would prefer to spend just two years acquiring a juris doctor degree rather than the traditional three. Read More » A Massachusetts federal judge has certified a class of immigrant detainees suing the federal government because were held in custody for more than six months without bond hearings. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Trade & the Global Environment  Through panel discussions with scholars and practitioners, this symposium on Feb. 18 addresses issues in int'l trade and the environment by facilitating dialogue on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations, Article XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, enforcement, and future means of protecting the environment through int'l trade. LEARN MORE | The Federal Trade Commission continued its recent crackdown on companies that misrepresent their privacy compliance credentials, settling charges today with children's online game company Fantage.com Inc. Read More » Apple lost its bid to stop court-appointed e-books monitor Michael Bromwich in his tracks, at least for now. But Apple's lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher nevertheless succeeded Monday in curtailing Bromwich's authority as they continue fighting the government's antitrust case. Read More » We range widely in this look at the state of intellectual property law, beginning with the legal complications attorneys need to consider when negotiating endorsement deals with the stars. We also investigate the renewed respect being paid to the "indefiniteness" defense against business-method patents. Finally, "inter partes" review — an attempt to streamline patent disputes — may in some cases make the process more difficult. Read More » Lepore's pedigree includes Pfizer, Justice Department. Read More » An attorney who spent five days in jail after he was overheard uttering the word "guilty" in a hot-dog joint in the earshot of jurors should not have been held in criminal contempt, a Michigan appeals court ruled. Read More » U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh delivered a stern rebuke to Apple's lawyers for seemingly appealing to nationalism and xenophobia at the company's damages retrial against Korean rival Samsung. Read More » | 
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