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Constitutional Law

Woman Told By Judge to Remove Islamic Head Covering Loses Court Case

Civil Rights

ABA President: Ariz. Immigration Law Is ‘Draconian’ and ‘Likely Unconstitutional’

ABA Journal Podcast

Management on Social Media: Good Employee Communication Tool or Liability? (Podcast)

Supreme Court Nominations

Obama Has Also Interviewed Garland for Supreme Court Vacancy

Constitutional Law

Judge Nixes Former Ill. Gov’s Motion to Subpoena President Obama

Contracts

Pet Cemetery Had Right to Dig Up Dead Dog Over Unpaid Bill, Judge Rules

Tort Law

Class Action Suits Are Filed Over Gulf Oil Spill; Leak Could Be Gushing 25K Barrels Daily

U.S. Supreme Court

Vox Populi: The General Republic

Securities Law

Criminal Probe in Goldman Case Reportedly Began Before SEC Suit

Judiciary

Judge Who Refused Late Capital Appeal Is Fined $100K for Failing to Disclose Assets

Law Firms

Teary Ex-GC for Ponzi Schemer Rothstein: ‘I Didn’t Know the Guy Was a Criminal’

American Bar Association

Legal Profession at ‘Transformative Stage,’ ABA President Says in Law Day Message

Law Firms

As Hundreds of Law Firms Report E-Mail Scams, One Loses Bid for Insurance Coverage

Judiciary

Ex-Judge to Plead Guilty in Kids-for-Cash Scandal; Is He ‘Singing Like a Bird’?

U.S. Supreme Court

Senate Judiciary Committee Backs Supreme Court Cameras

Constitutional Law

In Impromptu Remarks, Obama Criticizes Conservative Judicial Activism

Careers

Thanks to Serendipity, Ex-Corporate Lawyer Launches Sandwich Bag Company

Prosecutors

Fired US Attorney Is a Gitmo Prosecutor in Case of Teen Captured in Afghanistan

Environmental Law

‘River of Oil’ from Gulf Spill Hits La. Shore, Could Dwarf Exxon Valdez Damage

Supreme Court Nominations

Obama Interviews Sidney Thomas for Top Court Seat as ‘Epic Battle’ for Confirmation Looms

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