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• The Jones Day Lawyers Looking to Take Down SOX

  The LB looks at a Business Week story profiling two Jones Day lawyers challenging the constitutionality of Sarbanes-Oxley.

• Is a KSM Conviction a Fait Accompli? If So, Is That a Good Thing?

  Is a KSM conviction a done deal? If so, is that a good thing? A Slate piece asks the questions.

• Lawyer on Jury Talks Lawyering in Trial Involving Lawyer

  A lawyer, selected as the jury forewoman in the McKesson criminal trial, had harsh words for some of the attorneys following the trial, which wrapped up on Thursday.

• Davis Polk ‘Rock Star’ To Lead DOJ’s Fraud Section

  A partner at Davis Polk was tapped to lead the Justice Department's fraud section, which is prosecuting or investigating many of today's biggest fraud cases, from R. Allen Stanford to American International Group.

• Petters: ‘I Didn’t Want a Bentley. I’m Not a Bentley Guy”

  Tom Petters was cross-examined on Thursday during his fraud trial.

• A Defiant Stewart Reports to Jail

  On Thursday evening, controversial lawyer Lynne Stewart surrendered to authorities in lower Manhattan to begin serving her 28-month sentence for assisting terrorism.

• Seventh (Circuit) Heaven: Hamilton Confirmed By Senate

  David Hamilton, the chief judge of the Southern District of Indiana, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, by a 59 to 39 vote, to a seat on the Seventh Circuit in Chicago.

• Will Gun-Control Case Prompt a Constitutional Reawakening?

  Briefs are coming into the Supreme Court in the McDonald v. Chicago gun-control case. One party is pushing the Court to breathe life into a long-dormant portion of the 14the Amendment to the Constitution.

• A Scott Rothstein Sampler Platter

  Scott Rothstein has agreed to voluntarily surrender his law license to Florida bar authorities. Meanwhile, lawyers continue to flee from Rothstein's former law firm.

• ‘Tis the Season: Skadden Matches Cleary and Cravath on Bonuses

  Skadden Arps, often a bellwether on salaries, bonuses and the like, has matched the end-of-year bonuses being paid out by Cravath and Cleary.