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Tort Law

Deja Brew? Lawsuit Alleges Too-Hot Starbucks Tea; Observers Riff on ‘94 Mickey D Coffee Case

Education Law

Zero Tolerance for Junk Food at Lunch Puts Girl in School Detention for Week

Election Law

Ala. Supreme Court Justice Suing Opponent in Primary

White-Collar Crime

Ex-Attorney Antes Up $250 from Garage Sale, Gets 4.5 Years in Client Theft Case

Business of Law

Legal Sector Loses 2,100 Jobs in March and April

Criminal Justice

Attorney Charged with Arson & Attempted Arson in Law Firm Fires

Securities Law

Goldman Sachs, SEC Reportedly in Settlement Talks

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Censured After Making Faces, Arguing with Judge During Trial

Law Practice Management

Ballard Spahr’s New Chairman Won’t Be Multitasking

Law Students

Foster Kid Cited in ‘It Takes a Village’ Overcomes Odds, Graduates from Law School

Guantanamo/Detainees

Four Gitmo Reporters Banned from Hearings for Using Interrogator’s Name

Law Schools

Yale Law School Is Tops in 3 Rankings, Including New U.S. News Clerkship List

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Beats Red-Light Camera Ticket, Shows ‘Red’ Can Mean ‘Green’

Supreme Court Nominations

White House Counsel Bauer Learns from Sotomayor Confirmation Problems

Bar Associations

Art Project and Late-Awarded Law License Recall Exclusion of Black Lawyers

First Amendment

Fed’l Judge Subpoenas Raw Footage from ‘Crude’ Documentary About Chevron Suit

Legal Ethics

Report: Ex-AG Who Quit After Sex Harass Scandal to Plead Guilty to Ethics Misdemeanors

Bar Associations

ABA Offers Refunds to Those Boycotting Arizona Conference

Legal Ethics

AG Cuomo Sues Lawyer for Fraud, Says He Sold His Name to Debt Collector for $141K

Constitutional Law

Costly Surveillance Cameras Provide Little Benefit, Columnist Argues

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