Newest Issue - December 2011

The 5th Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100

Features

• We Honor the Fallen: Past Blawg 100 Entries Which Have Departed
• The Hacktivists: Web Vigilantes Net Attention, Outrage and Access to Your Data
• Unsettling Science: Experts Are Still Debating Whether Shaken Baby Syndrome Exists

President's Letter

• Upward and Onward in 2012: Achieve New Heights in Promoting Rule of Law

Letters

• Letters: Share-Worthy Story

The National Pulse

• With Charity to All--Except for Scammers: Tougher Laws Seek to Nail Bogus Nonprofits
• A New Mother of Invention: After Years of Setbacks, Patent Reform Finally Makes It Through

Business of Law

• Doc Defender: He's the Fair-Use Guru of Nonfiction Movies
• Solid State Drives Can Bring Magic to Your Computer
• Lights, Camera, New Business: Video Shows Human Side of Practice
• Pick a Side: In Brand-Name vs. Generic Drug War, Firms Must Choose
• Government Work: Law Firms Answer the Call of Cash-Strapped Officials
• Tax Target: Yes, the IRS Wants You, So Get Organized and Be Nice

Precedents

• December 27, 1911: Owners Acquitted in Triangle Fire

Opening Statements

• Genius for the Generations: Elder Justice Lawyer Awarded MacArthur 'Genius Grant'
• Taking the Pledge: Venture Capitalist Pushes Software Patent Pledge to Protect Small Companies
• Knock on Wood: Importers Fret After Feds Raid Guitar Maker Under Lacey Act

Supreme Court Report

• Patents and Patients: Personalized Medicine Is at the Heart of High Court Case

McElhaney on Litigation

• Enter Angus: His Initial Words of Wisdom Focus on Cross-Examining Expert Witnesses

Your ABA

• Unpersuaded: ABA Concerned About Changing a Rule for Attorneys in Labor Law Field
• Inside Job: Allen Pusey Is Named Editor and Publisher of the ABA Journal
• Changing Course: Initiative Seeks to Emphasize Teaching Practice Skills
• Ethics 20/20 Commission Issues White Paper About Alternative Litigation Financing
• Commission Call: ABA Supports Comprehensive Study of Criminal Justice System
• Lawyers Giving Back
• ABA Announcements

Obiter Dicta

• Panned Parenthood: Privileged Pair Give Low Marks to Mom's Mothering

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