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Politico Supreme Court health care debate: If the law fails, what's nextPoliticoIf the justices knock out key parts of the law or bring down the whole thing, the reverberations could be felt across the legal landscape for generations to come, radically reining in the scope of federal power, according to supporters of the law and [...]

Behind the big story of departing employee Greg Smith’s public kiss-off to Goldman Sachs is the tale of how Goldman’s ineffective public relations response to the diatribe allowed the crisis to grow — and some lessons for other companies on how to avoid making the same mistakes. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

CBS News New voter ID law will likely get trial run in Montco primary next monthMontgomery NewspapersNORRISTOWN — The new voter ID law will likely get a trial run in Montgomery County during the April 24 primary election, according to the commissioners, though the law does not require voters show photo identification until the November [...]

Today’s Sunbeam – NJ.com Health care law reaches Supreme Court next weekBoston GlobeThe justices are allotting an unusually long period, six hours over three days, beginning March 26, to hear arguments challenging the law's constitutionality. Their ruling, expected in June, is shaping up as a historic moment in the century-long quest …Court weighs making health [...]

Lawyers in the class actions over price-fixing in the LCD flat-panel market are embroiled in high-stakes fights that are sure to shape whether anyone walks away with the billions of dollars that plaintiffs are after. The biggest question: whether to hold a joint civil trial for direct and indirect purchasers. View full post on Law.com [...]

R. Allen Stanford won’t be sentenced until June, but his criminal defense attorneys say Stanford’s competence to stand trial leads a list of numerous grounds for appeal. Another big issue for appeal is whether the defense team had enough time to prepare for the trial. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

The Associated Press "DOONESBURY": Next week's abortion-law strips pulled by at least several papersWashington Post (blog)(Courtesy of Universal Uclick – Courtesy of Universal Uclick) Yes, Virginia, there is a satire about transvaginal ultrasound laws. Next week, “Doonesbury” will tackle the ultrasound-before-abortion debate that has roiled Texas and Virginia and the …Papers move, scrap 'Doonesbury' abortion [...]

The merger between Atlanta-based Am Law 100 firm McKenna Long & Aldridge and San Diego-based Am Law 200 shop Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps closed on Tuesday. The merger creates a 575-lawyer firm with 13 offices throughout the U.S., five of which are in California. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Gamasutra Gaming's next legal hotbedGamasutraAs predicted, privacy is fast becoming a legal hotbed — and while it's something that's certain to impact traditional game makers in one form or another, it's mobile developers who are increasingly finding themselves in the crosshairs.Calif. AG: Settlement has global consequencesLegal News Lineall 1,770 news articles » View full post on [...]

USA TODAY Gov. Gregoire expected to sign the measure into law next weekHeraldNet"I expect a referendum on this issue, and I remain confident that, ultimately, marriage equality will be Washington's law," he said. Yes: Rep. Derek Stanford, D-Bothell; Rep. Luis Moscoso, D-Mountlake Terrace; Rep. Mary Helen Roberts, D-Lynnwood; Rep.Washington gay-marriage law could be boon for [...]