Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN July 25, 2012

Steven Berk has quite the bombshell today: regulators knew banks were manipulating the Libor rate in 2008, during the financial crisis, and did nothing about it. How are people not more outraged by the entire thing? Get informed. On LXBN TV, Cordell Parvin explains how Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits” apply to lawyers.

• Should Mandatory Arbitration Be Regulated? – New Jersey lawyer Richard J. Webb of Healthcare Neutral in his Healthcare Neutral ADR Blog
• Overview and Analysis of the SCOTUS PPACA Decision – A Recap – Legal marketing expert Lindsay Griffiths of International Lawyers Network on Zen & The Art of Legal Networking
• Breaking News: Regulators Knew About Libor Rate Manipulation—And Did Nothing – Washington, DC attorney Steven Berk on his blog, The Corporate Observer
• Department of Interior Secretary Endorses Federal Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing – James A. Pardo and Brandon H. Barnes of McDermott Will & Emery on the firm’s blog, Energy Business Law
• Electoral-Vote.com is My Favorite Web Site Between Now and November Election – Jackson, Mississippi attorney Philip Thomas on the blog Mississippi Litigation Review and Commentary
• ABA comments on CFPB plans for expanded release of consumer complaint data – Philadelphia lawyer Barbara Mishkin of Ballard Spahr on the firm’s CFPB Monitor
• A Sneak Peek At The USPTO’s Proposed First-To-File Rules – Washington, DC lawyer Courtenay Brinckerhoff of Foley & Lardner on the firm’s blog, PharmaPatents 
• Two U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Increase SEC Civil Penalty Authority – Ohio attorney Kevin LaCroix of OakBridge Insurance Services in his blog, The D & O Diary
• The Cybersecurity Act of 2012; Hacker Protection – Washington, DC lawyer Stewart Baker of Steptoe & Johnson on the Steptoe Cyberblog
• U.S. Department of Interior Moves to Streamline Solar Development in the West – Sacramento lawyer Kristen Castaños of Stoel Rives on the firm’s blog, California Environmental Law Blog