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NYT Legal Reporter Takes Readers’ Questions

First Amendment

Woman’s Suit Against Judge Who Asked Her to Remove Veil Gets Tossed

Legal Ethics

N.Y. Judges to Lawmakers: No Pay Raises for Us, No Hearings for You

Obituaries

Lawyer Who Fought Nuclear Waste Had Unusual Last Request

Personal Lives

Female Lawyer Is a Shark, But in a Good Way

Law Firms

Shearman Left Out of ‘Sweet Sixteen’

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Stevens, Considered Liberal, Joined Conservatives in Three Notable Opinions

U.S. Supreme Court

Is the ‘Anonymous Justice’ Souter Considering Retirement?

Legal Ethics

Reprimand Recommended for Lawyers Who Fought After Trading ‘Jackass’ Barbs

Judiciary

Judge Advises Colonoscopy-Averse Lawyers to ‘Get Over It’

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Court Tosses Arbitrator’s Suit Against Law Firm That Sought His Recusal

Judiciary

Magistrate Reprimanded for Using Racial Slur, Seeking to Record Sexual Encounter

Law Firms

Court Says Law Protects Law Firm Sued for Obtaining Vehicle Records

Legal Services

Letter from 50 Bar Presidents Seeks Increased LSC Funds, Cites ‘Justice Gap’

Legal Ethics

Judge Refers Lawyer to Ethics Panel for Dropping Appeal Pending Fee Payment

Legal Ethics

Prosecutors May Stay on Cases Despite Role in Fictionalized Crimes, Court Says

Bankrtupcy Law

New Bankruptcy Rules Add to Consumer Woes, But Work Better for Corporations

Careers

Secret to Bob Bennett’s Success: White-Collar Crime Down, Cases Up

Trials & Litigation

Tough Times for Expert Witnesses Sued By Own Clients for Negligence

Careers

‘The Big Lie’: Work Hard, Become a Partner

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