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Morning Docket 4.08.09

poker.jpg* Yesterday, Vermont became the fourth state to legalize gay marriage. [The Boston Globe]

* Former White House Counsel Fred Fielding is joining Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, as a litigation partner. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times]

* As he dismissed the conviction of former senator Ted Stevens, a federal judge appointed a lawyer to investigate the prosecutors’ alleged misconduct. [The Washington Post]

* Citing frustrations with “shrinking compensation” in banking, former UBS banker Lewis Steinberg will join Linklaters in June. [The Am Law Daily]

* “An internet poker site agreed to pay the U.S. $105 million to settle charges that it illegally offered gambling to players in the United States.” [The Washington Post]

* “The Supreme Court will decide whether a judge can award more money to winning lawyers because the judge thought they did a good job. [The Associated Press]

* As the Obama administration prepares to crack down on work-place laws—U.S. businesses are seeking legal counsel. For some lawyers that means money honey. [The Wall Street Journal]

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