Headlines • Study Urges Judges to Address Jurors' Social Media Use • Zip Gun Use Punishable as if a Firearm, Court Rules • Senior Federal Prosecutor in Boston Joins Sidley Austin • Prosecutors Try to Block Testimony From 9/11 Mastermind • Chicago's In-House Legal Departments of the Year • Circuits at Odds over Civil Rights of Mentally Ill • Practical Steps to a Gay-Friendly Workplace • Lawyer Depression Begins in School • Judge Fines Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre but Nixes SEC Injunction Bid • Movers Jury misconduct didn't start with Twitter, but reports of jurors behaving badly via social media are on the rise. In a new study, two Illinois judges urged their colleagues to tackle the problem head-on in jury instructions. Read More » A zip gun boobytrap, one of several elaborate devices that a suspected drug offender used in attempting to kill a police detective, constitutes a "personal use of a firearm" under California law, according to state appeals court decision in a case of first impression. Read More » Jack Pirozzolo, a former senior federal prosecutor who helped build cases against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, has jumped to Sidley Austin. Read More » Prosecutors are arguing that the jury in the trial of accused al Qaida spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghayth should not hear from Khalid Shiek Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, by closed-circuit testimony from Guantanamo Bay. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Stop Shipping Profits Out The Door In 'Stop Shipping Profits Out the Door,' law firms will discover how leveraging innovative shipping solutions can improve their bottom line. This white paper explains how web-based tools prevent shipping mistakes, improve accountability, and inform decision-making, ultimately reducing labor costs and unallocatable expenses. Click here for more information. | The in-house legal teams that are setting the standard in corporate compliance, deal work, diversity and more. Read More » Volatile situations make it difficult for police — and courts — to determine when violations occur. Read More » Making the workplace more inclusive is a matter of protecting one of the company's most precious assets — its employees. Read More » Are state bar admissions standards for character and fitness unintentionally putting lawyers at risk of suicide? Read More » Though mostly siding with the SEC, a federal judge refused to enjoin Fabrice Tourre from future securities violations, concluding that such "obey-the-law" injunctions are of dubious value and noting that the SEC has apparently never enforced one against an investment banker. Read More » Pamela Fulmer joins Arent Fox's intellectual property and complex litigation practices as partner in the San Francisco office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. Read More » | 
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