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Criminal Justice

Convicted of Manslaughter in Stabbing Death, Lawyer Is MIA at Verdict, Now Sought on Bench Warrant

Legal Ethics

AG Subpoenas New York’s Biggest Foreclosure Firm and Processing Company Spinoff

Criminal Justice

News Report: Judge’s Son Said He Stole $1.5M in Casino Chips After Dad Docked His $1K Allowance

Evidence

Judge Discovers His Gavel Is Missing; Court Personnel Track Down Suspect, Now Charged with Theft

White-Collar Crime

Madoff: ‘It Wasn’t About the Money’

ABA Journal

The Civil War Ended Slavery and Saved the Union, But Many of Its Battles Are Still Being Fought

Legal Ethics

Mystery Manhattan ‘Law Firm’ Listed on Website Appears to Be a Fake ... But Why?

Health Law

Mom at Trial in Attempted Murder Case for Failing to Give Her Son His Cancer Meds

Criminal Justice

Attorney Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Contraband to Her Jailed Fiance

Judiciary

Federal Shutdown Looms as Budget Impasse Continues, But No Immediate Impact on Courts Is Expected

Women in the Law

Are Female Lawyers Worth $50 an Hour Less Than Men? Average Billing Rates Show Gap

@BlawgWhisperer

Around the Blawgosphere: Joseph Rakofsky Sound Off; Client Poachers; and the End of Blawg Review?

Labor & Employment

Widener Law Prof Whose Hypothetical Involved Dean’s Murder Now Sues Her in Real-Life Defamation Case

Trademark Law

Louboutin Hopes to Stomp Out Rival’s Red-Soled Shoes with Trademark Suit

Law Schools

US News Weighs Request to Add Diversity Measure to Law School Rankings

Privacy Law

Citing Privacy Rights, Arkansas High Court Nixes Law Banning Cohabiting Couples from Adopting

Criminal Justice

Judge Threatens Alleged Rape Victim with Contempt and 90 Days in Jail if She Refuses to Testify

Prosecutors

DA Budget Woes: Job Threats in Wisconsin, and a Standoff Over Budget Cuts in Nevada

Civil Procedure

Wis. AG Seeks Unusual Supervisory Writ, Asks State Supremes to Toss Union Law Challenge

Judiciary

Conservative Justice Takes Wisconsin Election Lead After County Clerk Finds Uncounted Ballots

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