Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN December 4, 2012

The biggest legal story, in my mind, has to be the Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act (otherwise known as Obamacare). Though, we have news coming now that there are still parts of the ACA in flux, particularly the contraception mandate, which we cover in this week’s LXBN Roundtable. Also, as I’ve said on Twitter, Michael Hackard has an incredible young publication. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 183.

• Hosting an Inauguration Reception? Beware the Gift Rules. – Washington, DC attorney Angelle Smith of Covington on their blog, InsidePoliticalLaw
• Challengers of NLRB Recess Appointments May Lack Standing – Chicago lawyer Mark Trapp of EpsteinBeckerGreen on the firm’s blog, Management Memo
• NASCAR Bandit Netted $13.5 Million in Ponzi Scheme – Sacramento lawyer Michael Hackard on his blog, Ponzi Clawbacks
• Drug Testing Policies Up in Smoke? – Harrisburg lawyer Adam Santucci of McNees Wallace & Nurick on the firm’s Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog 
• EEOC Slams Rite Aid With $250,000 In Monetary Damages – Colorado lawyer Jeff Klein of Laszlo & Associates on the firm’s Boulder Business Law Advisor
• Moving FOIA forward: the Government gives its view – London attorney Jamie Potter of Hogan Lovells on the firm’s blog, Focus on Regulation
• The Dodd-Frank Act and Whistleblowers: Broader Protection Than You Might Think – Buffalo attorney Reena Dutta of Hodsgon Russ on The Whistleblower Blog
• First Amendment Bars Pharmaceutical Company Prosecution – Real estate litigator William Ruskin of Epstein Becker Green on his Toxic Tort Litigation Blog
• France and Germany Considering Google Tax on Searches – Dallas lawyer Peter Vogel on his InternetInformation Technology & e-Discovery Blog
• United States Senate Unanimously Approves the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act – San Francisco lawyer Jessica Mendelson of Seyfarth Shaw on their blog, Trading Secrets

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