* GlaxoSmithKline will pay $750 million — yup, that’s right, three-quarters of a billion — to settle charges of adulterated drugs. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Sure, Citizens United lets corporations get more active in politics — but it lets unions in, too. [ChamberPost]
* Reading between the lines: an annotated law firm departure memo. [Last Day at the Office Emails]
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* Federal jurisdiction is a useful class — especially if you’re looking for the perfect crime scene. [Now I Know and SSRN (Brian Kalt)]
* Back in my ancestral homeland, the Philippine Supreme Court is responding to one scandal by creating another. [Opinio Juris]
* Vote for the top business law blog of 2010. [LexisNexis (via FCPA Professor)]
* Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on aging: “I turned 80, I don’t even like to say the word.” [Stanford University News]
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* Some highlights from my talk yesterday in Philadelphia to the Delaware Valley Law Firm Marketing Group, courtesy of Laura Powers. [The PR Lawyer]