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Verdicts & Settlements

Would-Be OJ Publisher Settles With News Corp.

Pro Bono

Pro Bono for Defendant Who Earns $200K? Jones Day Says Yes

First Amendment

Ariz. Drivers Can Get ‘Choose Life’ Plates

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Trolling eBay Tips NY Authorities to Artifact Thefts

Law Firms

Law Firms See Litigation Downturn, Likely to Weed Out Underperformers

Law Schools

Pre-Law Students Rank Penn Most Overrated on Chat Board

Work/Life Balance

Lawyer Jokes No Laughing Matter for This Partner/Comedian

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Man Who Stole Salvation Army Kettle Spends Night Homeless on Judge’s Orders

Celebrities

Defense Rests, Calls No Witnesses in Wesley Snipes Case

Government Law

Law Prof Named Prison Healthcare Czar in Calif.

Law Firms

Littler Mendelson Opens St. Louis Office With Seven Laterals

Evidence

Tax Court Rejects Wikipedia Definition of ‘Gambler’s Fallacy’

Careers

PI Lawyer Quits Practice to Write Full Time

Terrorism

Padilla Judge’s Views Wavered

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Kansas Lawyer Helps Rewrite Jordan’s ADR Laws in ABA Project

First Amendment

Disbarred Lawyer Lynne Stewart Argues Limiting Instructions Overwhelmed Jurors

Legal Ethics

Lawyer for Computer Worker Reported Hacking Allegations Against Judge

Animal Law

Law Prof Sees ‘Explosion of Interest’ in Animal Issues

Legal Ethics

Judge Calls for End to Lawyers’ Obfuscation, Suit’s ‘Madness’

Courthouses

Burglar Breaks in to Tennessee Supreme Court

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