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Law Firms

Ex-Law Firm COO Set to Enter Guilty Plea in Ponzi Case

Disability Law

Clash of Rights over an Allergy-Detecting Dog Leads to EEOC Complaint

Supreme Court Nominations

Kagan’s Civil Procedure Class Was ‘Nothing Short of Terrifying,’ Blogger Says

Legal Ethics

Sued By Chevron for $4M, Lawyer Scores Interim SLAPP Suit Victory in Malicious Prosecution Case

Law in Popular Culture

RIP ‘Law & Order’? NBC Said to Mull Killing Legal Drama After 20 Seasons

Legal Ethics

Risk-Averse Lawyers Surf Net Into Stormy Ethical Seas

White-Collar Crime

2 Lawyers Among 17 Charged in $3M Mortgage Rescue Fraud

Legal Ethics

Remember the $60, 8-Word E-Mail? Client Shares Hard-Learned Legal Cost-Control Tips

Business of Law

Law Firm Trades Walls & Doors for Roof Deck, Coffee Bar, Comfy Sofas & Flat-Screen TVs

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Accused of Shooting at Census Worker

Law Firms

Greenberg Traurig and Quarles & Brady Named in Investor Class Action

Contract Law

Judge Rules for Elderly Sister in Lottery Dispute, But Can’t ‘Repair the Discord’

Environmental Law

Oil Spill $75M Damages Cap Wouldn’t Apply Under New Bill or Criminal Prosecution

Judiciary

‘Sleazy Profiteer?’ Op-Ed, Chamber Group Urge No Vote on Motley Rice Judicial Nominee

Securities Law

NY AG Probes Whether Banks Gave Misleading Information to Ratings Agencies

Law in Popular Culture

Oliver Stone Got Insights from Eliot Spitzer for Latest Wall Street Film

Careers

A New Short List, This One for SG: Washington Gov. Said to Be a Possibility

Careers

Hiring Law Firms Offer ‘Reverse Signing Bonus’ Instead of Guaranteed Minimums

Law Students

Would-Be Law Student Quits Tuition Contest Because of Mean-Spirited Blog Comments

Internet Law

RIAA Wins Big in LimeWire Case; Peer-to-Peer Site Induced Infringement, Judge Rules

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