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Criminal Justice

Tearful Lawyer Begs Judge Not to Penalize Client for Her Ineptitude

Libel

Nicolas Cage Wins Libel Action Against Kathleen Turner

Juvenile Justice

Ohio Pledges $30M More to Resolve Youth Prison Litigation

Animal Law

‘Circles’ Was a Sitting Duck Until Order of Protection Granted

Legal Ethics

Scruggs Says He’ll Accept Suspension Over Disbarment

Legal Technology

Law Blogging Shifts from Novelty to Community-Builder in Ohio

Guantanamo/Detainees

Two Legal Groups Offer Guantanamo Defense Help

Government Law

Judge Orders Couple to Remove Bird Feeders

Law Firms

Troutman Sanders Seeks Sanction for Neo-Nazi’s Online Comments About a Partner

Advertising Law

Appeals Court Bars Class Action Against Makers of Light Cigarettes

Attorney Fees

Calif. Bar Prez Says Billable Hour System ‘Corrupting’ to the Profession

Outsourcing

E-Discovery Rule Changes Boost Legal Outsourcing to India

Law Firms

Akin Gump Wins Dismissal of Suit by Disappointed Recruiter

Judiciary

Big Coal Co. Wins in Recusal Dustup; ABC Claims CEO Scuffled With Producer

Supreme Court

Justice Kennedy Refuses Request to Block Release of Convicted Murderer

Bankruptcy Law

Senate Kills Proposal to Allow Bankruptcy Judges to Rewrite Mortgages

Attorney General

DOJ Endorsed Terrorism Exception to 4th Amendment in Another Disavowed Memo

Law Firms

Report Criticizes Energy Department’s Hiring of Morgan Lewis

Law Firms

Proskauer to Open Office in Chicago With Three Mayer Brown Partners

Verdicts & Settlements

$2M Award Tossed; Woman Claimed Fiance’s Parents Were Part of AIDS Coverup

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