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Death Penalty

Changing Attitudes and Shortage of Death Drug Lead to Fewer Executions

White-Collar Crime

Celebrity Lawyer Put Lifestyle Before IRS, Gets 1 Year and 1 Day in Tax Case

American Bar Association

Senate OKs Insurance for Attorney Trust Accounts Sought By ABA

White-Collar Crime

Angry at Attorney, Neighbor Hacked His Encrypted Wi-Fi & Sent Child Porn to His Law Firm Colleagues

Corporate Law

Ho-Ho No-No: Xmas Gifts Could Soon Be Illicit Bribes, So Set Policy Now, UK Experts Advise

Labor & Employment

Feds to Develop Policy for Accommodating Breastfeeding Moms at Work

Trials & Litigation

Feds Must Pay Islamic Charity Lawyers and Their Counsel $2.5M in Warrantless Wiretap Case

Court Security

Man Allegedly Fired Gun at Home of Judge Who Made Ruling He Blames for Costing Him His Own Home

Business of Law

Eye-Popping Bonuses at Boies Schiller Top Out at Over $200K, Average $75K

Careers

Sidley Austin Partner Is Reportedly Obama’s Pick to Head Office of Legal Counsel

Antitrust Law

States Crack Down on Minimum Price Demands Following High Court Decision

Banking Law

Ernst & Young Accused in NY Suit of Helping Lehman Hide Billions in Debt

White Collar Crime

Son of Ex-Illinois Gov Calls Ruling Denying Prison Release ‘Heartless and Cruel’

Banking Law

Suit Claims Bank Took Cremated Remains in Wrongful Foreclosure

Labor & Employment

EEOC Suit Claims Credit Checks in Kaplan Hiring Were Discriminatory

Law Firms

Jones Day Doesn’t Do Bonuses, But Does Do 36 Partner Promotions

Judiciary

Judicial Nomination Deal Stymies Liu, Puts Democratic Majority on 2nd Circuit

Terrorism

2nd Circuit Upholds FISA in Appeal by Sailor Who Leaked Classified Information

Internet Law

Facebook Lawsuit Didn’t Have ‘Tidy Ending’ Portrayed in Film

International Law

Major London-Based Law Firms Look to Australia for New Global Base

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