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Legal Ethics

DOJ: Ex-Partner at Venable, Saul Ewing Should Repay Fees Due to Mayoral Liaison

U.S. Supreme Court

Lawyer Defending Calif. Prisons Takes a Liberal ‘Pummeling’ in Supreme Court

The New Normal

Thomson Acquisition of Outsourcer Signals that Law Is Entering the ‘Age of Entrepreneurship’

Law Firms

‘Bogged Down in Procedural Issues,’ Rangel’s Lawyers Earned $1.4M

Legislation & Lobbying

Amended Law Drops ‘At,’ Resulting in Acquittal

Privacy Law

Colo. Lawyer Sues Over ‘Disgusting’ Airport Pat Downs

Constitutional Law

‘Repeal Amendment’ Introduced in House Would Give States Power to Override Congress

Patent Law

Suit Accuses L.L. Bean Supplier of Christmas Tree Infringement

Legal Technology

Software Helps Lawyers Keep Focus on Bottom Line

Business of Law

Law Prof Links Lawyer Regs and ‘Gaping Hole’ in Legal Services for Middle Class

Legislation & Lobbying

US Senate Votes to Exempt Lawyers from ‘Red Flags Rule’

First Amendment

Law Prof Blasts DC Law That Prohibits Masks While Protesting Outside Residences

Legal Ethics

Circuit Court Judge Waits 11 Years to Rule on Case

Internet Law

Okla. Law Determines Who Controls Social Media Accounts After Death

White Collar Crime

Prison Time, Not Fines, Is Needed to Enforce Foreign Bribery Law, Specter Says

Labor & Employment Law

‘Tis the Season for Holiday Parties—and Booze-Fueled Employee Missteps

Careers

As 1L Ponders Cost-Benefit Ratio of Dropping Out Now, ATL Survey Says: Do It

Military Law

Long-Awaited Report Finds Little Risk in Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Legal Ethics

Suspended Lawyer Who Allegedly Kept Practicing and Forged Court Docs Is Jailed for Contempt

Banking Law

Negative Remarks Banned in Trial Pitting Trial Lawyers Group Against Wachovia

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