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International Law

6 Slain at Mexican Law Firm, 7th Victim Dies Later

Criminal Justice

Dead Man Admitted Stealing from Missing Ga. Lawyer

Guantanamo/Detainees

Guantanamo Detainee Can Challenge Planned Transfer to Algeria

Legal Ethics

Scruggs Pleads Guilty; Plus a Profile of the ‘King of Torts’

Law Schools

Pace Law School to Meet Public Interest Lawyer Demand

Verdicts & Settlements

$11.2M Deal Covers Error in Enron Settlement Payout

Criminal Justice

Fee Disputes Dog Scruggs, But Only One Results in Indictment

Constitutional Law

Washington Justices Bar Random Drug Tests of Student Athletes

Law Firms

Now in Demand, New Lawyers in India Get Higher Salary Offers

Judiciary

Bush Lags Clinton and Reagan in Judicial Confirmations

Celebrities

Lawyers Blamed, Credited in Singers’ Foreclosure Cases

Judiciary

Justice Kennedy Warns of ‘Crisis’ Over Judicial Pay

Prosecutors

Spitzer Prosecutor Once Targeted Drug Kingpins

Law Firms

What, Me Worry? Not These Law Firm Leaders

Criminal Justice

Officials Say Killer May Have Known Murdered Florida Lawyer

Constitutional Law

DOJ Says FBI Ignored Court in National Security Cases

White-Collar Crime

Officials: NRCC Treasurer Diverted Up to $1 Million

Attorney-Client Privilege

Minnesota Officials Recorded Inmate’s Phone Calls to Lawyer

Health Law

Informed Consent: Doc’s Eye Surgery ‘Success’ Can Be Anything But, to Patient

Legislation & Lobbying

Federal Money Mavens Propose New Mortgage Rules

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