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Guantanamo/Detainees

Bin Laden Driver to Get POW Hearing

Executive Branch

Executive Office Building Fire Reported

Guantanamo/Detainees

Paris Court Convicts Ex-Gitmo Detainees Despite Prosecutor’s Condemnation of U.S.

Immigration Law

Judge Appears Unlikely to Block Law Penalizing Hiring of Illegal Immigrants

Legal Ethics

Ex-Judge Has Law License Suspended for Affair With Prosecutor

Lawyer Pay

D.C. Firm Pays New Associates $180K, But No Year-End Bonuses

Tort Law

Injured Utah Skiers Can Sue, Despite Waivers

Terrorism

Detainees Quietly Released from Pakistan’s Secret Detention System

Death Penalty

U.S. Executions at a 13-Year Low

Terrorism

At Least Four White House Lawyers Debated Videotape Destruction

Associates

‘Lowball’ Bonuses at Some BigLaw Firms?

Pro Bono

Warm and Well-Advised: Homeless Get Blanket Legal Counsel

Attorney Fees

No $12M, No Problem: Law Firms OK $174M Contingent Fee

Verdicts & Settlements

$1.2M Paid in R.I. Lead Paint Suit

International Law

Oops—Judge Wasn’t Sworn In, So Cases Must Be Retried

Family Law

Kinder, Gentler Collaborative Divorce Also Costs Less

Administrative Law

FCC OKs Media Cross-Ownership

Labor & Employment

Sexual Harassment of ... Santa?!?

Entertainment Law

Julia Roberts Character Doesn’t Cuss So Much, Thanks to Houston Lawyer

Securities Law

Mayer Brown Partner Sued—and Charged—by SEC in Refco Case

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