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Law Practice

Big U.K. Firms Reassign Lawyers to Avoid Job Cuts

Labor & Employment Law

Rare Church of England Tribunal Says Vicar Should Be Fired

Sentencing/Post Conviction

DNA Frees Man Convicted Partly Because of Gory Art

Criminal Justice

Record $7B Rogue Trader Fraud Alleged at French Bank

Legal Ethics

Prison Is Next Destination for Disbarred Lawyer Now Working at Kmart

Criminal Justice

Stupid Crime Inspired Lawyer’s Song

Judiciary

Campaign Spending of Three Texas Justices Scrutinized

Question of the Week

Which Songs Would You Choose for a Lawyer’s Playlist?

Intellectual Property Law

Joke Book Publisher Settles Jay Leno Lawsuit

Constitutional Law

Lawyers Argue Over Right to Autopsy Organs

Criminal Justice

Drew Peterson Lawyer Angry Over Ditched ‘Win a Date With Drew’ Contest

Securities Law

Ex-CEO of Monster Avoids Prison

Law Firms

Baker Forms New Practice Group, Cites International Antitrust Concerns

Legal Ethics

Judge Cites Woody Allen in Assessing Jones Day Request

4th Circuit Court

Getchell Withdraws 4th Circuit Nomination

Attorney General

DOJ Lawyer Who Wrote Interrogation Opinions Is Renominated

Legal Ethics

Court Chastises, But Does Not Disqualify, Storch Amini for Alleged Conflict

Work/Life Balance

Flexibility, Even With Long Hours, Facilitates Happy Family Life

Legal Ethics

Mass Tort Settlements Strain Lawyer’s Duty of Loyalty

Criminal Justice

15 More to Go Free in Ohio Drug Case Built on Informant’s Lies

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