* Lehman to unload mortgage assets? [New York Times]

* Monster reaches $47.5 million settlement. [WSJ Law Blog]

* YouTube baby food poisoner arrested. [CNN]

* Two of Snoop’s groupies arrested. [MSNBC]

* Scientist about to be indicted in anthrax mailings case apparently committed suicide. [AP]

* Will work for laid-off Cadwalader attorneys be hard to find? [Am Law Daily]

* Legislation allowing FDA to regulate tobacco moves through House, heading towards veto. [Washington Post]

* Turkish court allows president and PM to remain in politics. [CNN]

* Former Thai PM’s wife found guilty of tax evasion, sentenced to three years. [New York Times]

* More litigation for Ed McMahon, this time $275K claimed by former counsel. [CNN]

* Martindale-Hubbell goes 21st century with LinkedIn partnership. [Am Law Daily]

* 82-year old Jerry Lewis cited for concealed firearm in an airport.
[CNN]

* Karadzic extradited to the Hague. [Washington Post]

* At U. Chicago, law professor Obama tested ideas in the classroom. [New York Times]

* Stevens indictment a set-back for GOP. [Washington Post; New York Times]

* Orrick reaches $2.8 million settlement with San Diego over pension fund shortfall. [Am Law Daily]

* Law firms in on KKR offering. [Am Law Daily]

* PETA wants military to stop using animals in medical training. [CNN]

* Congress boldly agrees to ban toxins in toys. [Washington Post]

* Hamdan trial tests military commission system. [New York Times]

* Bush approves execution of Army private. [AP]

* L.A. city council considers limited ban on fast food. [MSNBC]

* L.A. lawyer Pierce O’Donnell indicted on political money laundering (and he responds). [LA Observed; Pierce O’Donnell Public Justice Blog]

* Conviction in Siemens bribery and corruption case. [Reuters]

* Another malpractice suit filed, this one against Thelen Reid. [The Recorder via Am Law Daily]

* Virginia jails must report foreign inmates to feds. [Washington Post]

* Shia LaBeouf arrested for DUI. [CNN]

* Mistrial motion in Barbie-Bratz dolls case, after juror booted for ethnic slurs. [WSJ Law Blog]

* Judge Charlies Brieant (S.D.N.Y.), RIP. [New York Times]

* Is the billable hour system sustainable? [Am Law Daily]

* Spitzer’s call girl sued for identity theft. [CNN]

* Mattel prevails in trial over $1B Bratz dolls. Congratulations to John Quinn and Quinn Emanuel. [MSNBC]

* Ashcroft testifies in defense of interrogation tactics. [Washington Post]

* Gitmo detainee’s trial to proceed in rules D.C. District Court. Hamdan’s claims that the military commission is unconstitutional can be appealed to a civilian court post-trial. [New York Times]

* Ban on HIV-positive visitors or immigrants to the U.S. may end soon. [AP]

* Congress working on oil… [CNN]

* And on web privacy concerns. [Washington Post]

* World Court wants U.S. to stay some executions. [SCOTUSblog via WSJ Law Blog]

* Four suspects in bombings cleared in Spain… [Reuters]

* … but not in Indonesia. [AP]

* Did Colombia hostage rescue violate international law? [CNN]

* Samsung Chairman found guilty of tax evasion and securities law violations; no jail time. Judge: “His crime is not serious enough to sentence him to prison.” [MSNBC]

* Massachusetts takes step towards repealing 1913 law that prevents the state from marrying out-of-state couples if their marriages would not be legal in their home states. [New York Times]

* Fourth Circuit issues split 5-4 decisions in two cases about detainees, appearing to allow detention of civilians captured in the U.S., but requiring some access to federal courts. [How Appealing; New York Times]

* Congress overrides President’s veto on Medicare bill. [Washington Post]

* Nationwide layoff watch: Florida trial courts. [Daily Business Review]

* Attorney found not guilty of shooting at a motorist by reason of insanity committed to mental hospital for 20 years. [AP]

* Tiffany & Co. loses suit against eBay in SDNY. [American Lawyer]

* Former Assistant AG turns up on terror watch list. [CNN]

* InBev gets Bud, but what does that mean for funny Super Bowl ads? [MSNBC]

* Gitmo interrogation tape revealed. [AP]

* President lifts ban on offshore drilling by executive order; Congress’s move. [Washington Post]

* Federal government to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [New York Times]

* “W” cast members arrested in bar fight. [CNN]

* InBev buys Anheuser-Busch for a cool $52 billion. [MSNBC]

* Counsel on the deal: Skadden for A-B and Sullivan & Cromwell for InBev. [WSJ Law Blog]

* But Yahoo’s still not selling to Microsoft. [AP]

* Ask Linda Greenhouse. [New York Times]