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Intellectual Property

Report: O’Melveny Lawyer Sparked Probe of iPhone Prototype Loss by Reporting It Stolen

Legal Ethics

Fla. AG Probes Large Foreclosure Law Firm re Possible ‘False & Misleading’ Mortgage Docs

Business of Law

$650K Clawback of Rothstein Firm Donations Sought from Fla. GOP, Other Politicians

Constitutional Law

Chained on Campus for Ditching Jury Duty, Student, 19, Apologizes & Avoids Contempt

Legal Ethics

Judge Raps Kelley Drye for Not Disclosing Receipt of Confidential Opposing Counsel Communication

Legal Ethics

Panel: Suspended Lawyer Only Pretended Not to Practice and Should Be Disbarred

Harvard Law Student’s Racist E-Mail Goes Viral; Dean Calls It ‘Sad & Unfortunate’

U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor Deemed More Influential than Her Colleagues

Women in the Law

Progress on Diversity Hidden in Fuzzy Partnership Numbers, Federal Judge Says

Law Firms

Tribunal Rules Against Ex-DLA Piper Partner Who Claimed Pregnancy Bias

Women in the Law

Partner Push-Out: Nearly 8 Percent of Women Partners Were De-Equitized, Survey Finds

Bar Exam

With Missouri Move, Idea of Uniform Bar Exam Finally Gets Legs

Legal Ethics

Two-Sided Business Card, Potential Client Confusion Cited in Lawyer’s Suspension

Law Firms

Not-So-Bad News for BigLaw: Small Drop in Head Count, Small Boost in Partner Profits

Legal Ethics

Suit Claims Chiropractor’s 800 Number Used to Refer Cases to Law Firm

Insurance Law

Lawyer Takes Pay Cut to Save His Marriage and Help His Epileptic Son

Partners

Goodwin Procter Partner Says Friends Were Flabbergasted at Paddy O’Prado Bet

Constitutional Law

U of Wyo. Must Let Controversial 1960s Radical Bill Ayers Speak, Federal Judge Rules

Legal History

Bar Prez Who Met With Lee Harvey Oswald After JFK Assassination Dies at 94

U.S. Supreme Court

First One @ One First: Justice Stevens’ Valedictory Question

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