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4th Circuit

Judges Won’t Be Gambling at Conference Due to 4th Circuit Request

Large Law Firms

Associate Accused of Insider Trading at 3 Big Firms Also Worked for a Fourth—and Sued for Gay Bias

Science & Technology Law

Shocking Research Says Most People Are Pretty Cruel—For a Price

Judiciary

New York Judges Told to Close Courtrooms a Half-Hour Earlier to Scale Back Costs

Law Firms

Law Firm Mergers Are Up; Bloggers Debate How Firm Business Models Should Evolve

Legal Marketing & Consulting

What to Do After a Client Rejects You

Legal Marketing & Consulting

When Searching Web for a Lawyer, Consumers Most Want to See Credentials and Experience, Survey Says

Government Law

If Government Shutdown Occurs, Thousands of Federal Workers Will Have to Turn Over Their BlackBerrys

Business of Law

Email Correspondence Between Scammer, Lawyer Shows How Elaborate These Frauds Can Be

Law in Peepular Culture

Judgment Day: Voting Begins on the Top 8 Peeps in Law Dioramas

Criminal Justice

5th Circuit Rules Lawyer and Client Violated Gag Order; Lawyer Gets $5K Fine, 120-Day Suspension

Careers

Eight Orrick Litigators Jump to Two Firms; Weil Practice Group Head Moves On

Labor & Employment Law

FindLaw Legal Bloggers Sue for Overtime Pay

Law Firms

Kelley Drye Opens L.A. Office Through Merger with ‘Wild and Woolly’ Entertainment Firm

Privacy Law

Former Mich. Assistant AG Sued for Defamation by Student He Denounced as ‘Radical Homosexual’

Lawyer Pay

Overpaid? US Government Lawyers Make About $10K Less than Their Private Sector Counterparts

Judiciary

Proposition 8 Judge: Being Gay Wasn’t Relevant and Didn’t Require Recusal

Appellate Practice

Judge Warns Defense Lawyers in Pitino Extortion Case: Don’t Crib Law Discussion from Wikipedia

Constitutional Law

Prosecutor Concerns About Defense Spur Reversal; Lawyer Accused of Calling Client ‘Toast’

Trials & Litigation

Held in Contempt, But Still Victorious: ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Founder Wins Civil Trial

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