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U.S. Supreme Court

Pfizer Stock and the Chief Justice’s Recusal Policy Led to 4-4 Drug Case Split

Attorney General

Senate Confirms Filip as No. 2 Justice Official

Criminal Justice

Client Who Decked Counsel Sentenced to 6 Months

Legal Ethics

Does Lawyer’s E-Mail Snooping Merit 2-Year Suspension?

Legal Ethics

Speeding Lawyer Not Fast Enough on Her Feet With Court Excuse

Criminal Justice

Games Terrorists Play: US Seeks Suspects in Virtual Worlds

Legal Ethics

$8.4M Pact, Seeming Cover-Up Put Nearly 12 Detroit Lawyers on Hot Seat

Law Practice Management

Dechert to 13 Associates: You’re Fired ... No, You’re Not

Criminal Justice

Bob Bennett Avoids Exaggeration in Memoir, Except When Bolstering Clients

Criminal Justice

Alleged De Anza Rape Case Unprosecuted, 1 Year Later

Judiciary

Lawyers’ Letter Supports Cross-Dressing Judge

Civil Rights

$1.7M Settlement in Case That Exposed DA’s E-Mail

Personal Lives

Paralegal’s Project: MyDeathSpace

U.S. Supreme Court

‘Fleeting Expletives’ Evade High Court Review, So Far

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Refuses Appeal in Adelphia Case

International Law

Lawyer’s Death After Shark Bite Ignites Legal Debate

U.S. Supreme Court

High Court Rules for Taxpayer, Ditches 9th Circuit ‘Contemporanous Intent’ Rule

U.S. Supreme Court

Court Splits in Diabetes Drug Case, Allowing Lawsuit to Proceed

U.S. Supreme Court

Breyer, Known for Zany Hypotheticals, Considers Hungry Racoons and Pet Oysters

In-House Counsel

The Wall Street Journal’s General Counsel Is Fired

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