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Juries

At Least 90 Verdicts Challenged Because of Jurors’ Alleged Internet Misconduct

Poverty Law

Legal Aid Lawyers Hit N.Y. Study that Denies Aid to Control Group of Nearly Homeless

Legal Ethics

Barnes & Thornburg Lawyer Reprimanded for Patronizing a Prostitute

Tort Law

Cleveland Prosecutor, Cops Sued Over Release of Suspect Later Accused of 11 Murders

Careers

Crossword Champ, Able to Solve NYT Saturday Puzzle in 5 Minutes, Has Legal Lineage

Appellate Practice

Do Judges Read Online Briefs Differently? Brief Writers May Need to Be Briefer

Legal Ethics

Judges Can Have Facebook Friends, with ‘Constant Vigil,’ Says Ohio Supreme Court Board

Trials & Litigation

Fla. Woman’s 25-Year Mortgage Foreclosure Battle a Cautionary Tale for Lenders

International Law

Seeming Hack Attacks Hit Prosecutors, Opposing Counsel & Credit Card Co. re WikiLeaks Case

Business of Law

Major Del. Law Firm at Which IT Manager Allegedly Traded on Client Merger Info Is ID’d

Evidence

FBI Alerts Authorities to Be on the Lookout for Barbie Doll Equipped with Hidden Video Camera

Criminal Justice

Suspect Arrested in 2006 Shotgun Slaying of Lawyer and His Wife

Constitutional Law

1 Way or Another, Homeless Headed to Jail, Says Fla. Mayor; Public Defender Vows $50/Hour Fight

First Amendment

WTF? ‘10 Most Obscene Cities’ List Doesn’t Include Most Likely Suspects

Evidence

Parrot’s Chilling Comments Aid Police in Elder Abuse Case

Legal Ethics

Real Estate Lawyer Earns Perhaps $30K, Gets 57 Months for Closing Fraudulent Loans

Government Law

Woman, 80, Vows to Fight $100 Ticket for Tossing Newspaper Into ‘Litter’ Trash Can

Question of the Week

What’s the Most Interesting Card or Gift You’ve Received from a Colleague or Client?

U.S. Supreme Court

Justices Debate Line Drawing in Retaliation Suit by Fired Fiancé

Judiciary

Senate Convicts Judge Porteous on Four Articles of Impeachment

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