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Legal Ethics

Lawyer Misses Client’s Murder Trial, Says He’s on Sabbatical

Celebrities

Celebrity Witnesses Could Appear in Wesley Snipes Trial

Prosecutors

Dallas DA Hires Defense Lawyer to Help Free Wrongly Convicted

Bankruptcy

Asbestos Maker Turns Bankruptcy Case Into Hearing on Bogus Suits

Trials & Litigation

Negative Vytorin Study Prompts Lawsuits

Personal Lives

Get a Law Degree, Drink More Wine

Legal Ethics

No Discipline Case for Judge Facing Environmental Charges

Trials & Litigation

Lawsuit Costs Furrier $97K in Attorney Fees for Animal Rights Protesters

Legal Ethics

Facing Prison, Prominent Fla. Lawyer Still Has Many Friends

Law Practice

More Gen’l Counsels Mull Outsourcing Options

Consumer Law

Debtor Sues Opposing Law Firm for Filing in Wrong Court

Legislation & Lobbying

DOJ Seeks $200M for Gang-Busting

Legal Ethics

Reading Men’s Magazine in Court Costs Attorney $300

Judiciary

N.Y. Judge Lost Election Case, But Won Sympathy for Her Cause

Law Practice

Women Lawyers Bill at Lower Rates, Compared to Men, Survey Says

Terrorism

Judge Requires Report on Destruction of Interrogation Tapes

Judiciary

Delay Lightens Capital Appeals Caseload of Ohio Federal Judge

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Heartless Jailhouse Call Rings Up Maximum Prison Term

Law Practice

Alleged $7B Fraud Brings Big Case to French Boutique

Legal Ethics

Lawyer for ex-N.Y. Police Chief Kerik Disqualified From Case

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