Newest Issue - December 2014

Lawyers of reality TV

Features

• 8th Annual Blawg 100
• Lawyers and judges face hurdles in struggle to cope with influx of young immigrants

President's Letter

• Domestic violence survivors need your pro bono help and other support

Letters

• Letters: Green Acres

The National Pulse

• States start to crack down on parents 're-homing' their adopted kids
• Prosecutors are using rap music to convince jurors of gang ties

Business of Law

• Corporations are adding to their in-house legal departments, cutting outside expenditures
• Rightscorp fights Internet piracy by 'ticketing' copyright infringers
• Creator of the DuPont model makes an inside move
• 10 tips to maximize your firm's profits and keep your numbers on track
• Handy new ScanSnap iX100 mobile scanner works anywhere, with any device

Report from Governmental Affairs

• ABA voices concerns about the impact of over-criminalization of US laws

Precedents

• Dec. 2, 2001: Enron files for bankruptcy

The Practice

• F. Lee Bailey loses his quest to practice law again after past misdeeds
• How are your punctuation skills? Try this comparison exercise to find out

Opening Statements

• Want to be the next Miss America? Then you might want to hire this lawyer
• Hackers wanted: DC wants to build an open-source legal platform
• Law profs develop Supreme Court predictor to better understand court decisions

Supreme Court Report

• Court to weigh whether employers must accommodate pregnant workers with the same limits as others

Your ABA

• ABA commission marks 20 years fighting against domestic and sexual violence
• ABA initiatives raise public awareness about the Magna Carta's significance
• ABA Announcements

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