Newest Issue - June 2014

Who owns the law? Technology reignites the war over just how public documents should be

Features

• Extreme sports are more popular than ever, prompting questions about legal liability
• Law firms are sponsoring incubators, cozying up with young entrepreneurs

President's Letter

• 800th anniversary of Magna Carta will be heralded with celebrations of the rule of law

Letters

• Letters: Cloud, Paper, Servers

The National Pulse

• California's ban on standard-caged birds poses a chicken-egg problem
• State bars may probe applicants' behavior, but not mental health status, says DOJ

Business of Law

• Legal ethics may be the only surviving Watergate reform, John Dean tells Techshow audience
• Be vigilant about protecting sensitive client data with these tools
• '60 Sites' session takes in the crowd's favorites
• LexThink.1 tackles how collaboration may help firms stay relevant during flux
• 4 types of employees can put your security at risk
• 3 lessons for legal innovators from startup exec Rick Klau

Report from Governmental Affairs

• Bar leaders take their annual springtime lobbying trek to Capitol Hill

Precedents

• June 4, 1928: Warrantless wiretaps ruled legal

The Practice

• A Tale of 2 Associates: How polish and attention to detail can win the motion

Opening Statements

• Is Sherlock 'complete'? 7th Circuit will consider when literary characters are free from copyright
• Loss of his notes in the Sept. 11 WTC attacks didn't stop lawyer from completing new book
• Silicon Valley lawyer makes a splash with his father-daughter video lectures
• Banks face a slew of suits over their ADA-violating ATMs

Supreme Court Report

• SCOTUS ruling may enliven the debate over affirmative action

Your ABA

• ABA Treasurer's Report: Fiscal year ending August 31, 2013
• Legal ed section takes a pass on changing tenure provision in accreditation standards
• Lawrence E. Walsh, past ABA president and independent counsel on Iran-Contra scandal, dies at 102

Obiter Dicta

• Despite contractual obligations to clam up, some folks can't can the chatter

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