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Legal Ethics

Federal Court Fines Lawyer $1K for ‘Extensive Use of Improper Confidentiality Markings’

Evidence

Calif. Judge Axes Drug-Dealing Case After Surveillance Footage Contradicts Police

Law Schools

Yale Law School Gets Hit by Double-Digit Drop in Applications

Banking Law

DOJ Hosts Bank Negotiations on Foreclosure Issues; NY AG Fears Deal Will Include Bank Amnesty

Legal Ethics

Watchdog Lawyer Who Called Geeks to Wipe His Computer Gets Prison Time for Probe Response

U.S. Supreme Court

Lawyer for Woman Suing over Generic Drug Labels Decides that ‘Sotomayor Rocks’

Privacy Law

Dwarf Couple Who Posed for AP Photo Sues over Its Altered Use in Reality TV Spoof

Copyright Law

Judge Uses Shakespeare Insult in Rejecting Lawyer’s Copyright Claim for Copied Sentence

Criminal Justice

Defendant Not Competent for Sex Abuse Trial, But Not Dangerous Enough for Commitment

In-House Lawyers

Suit Claims Marc Jacobs Lawyer Told Harassed Employee to Get a Thicker Skin

Copyright Law

Citing a Clerical Mistake, Righthaven Drops Copyright Claim Against Journalist Covering Its Suit

Constitutional Law

Can a Speeder Who Drove Into State 2 at 121 mph Be Prosecuted in State 1? Appeals Court Says Yes

Legal Ethics

ABA Ethics 20/20 Asks: Should Lawyers Have More Leeway to Practice Across State/Country Lines?

Internet Law

As FTC Settles Google Buzz Privacy Case with Agreed Policy, Google Debuts New Search-Sharing Tool

Trials & Litigation

Judge Orders Newspaper to ID Commenter re Manslaughter Case Against Former ‘Melrose Place’ Actress

Business of Law

‘Decent Burial’ for Yoss Law Firm May Be Via Chapter 7; Partners Probably Will Lose Capital

Legal Ethics

Former NJ Judge Is Accused of Representing Mayor While on City’s Municipal Court Bench

Trials & Litigation

Once High-Ranking Priest, Now Defrocked, Sues Accuser Who Testified in Church Trial for Defamation

Law Practice Management

Therapist: Find a ‘Calm Center’ at Work Who Creates a Mood Conducive to Getting the Job Done

Prosecutors

Acquitted Prosecutor Can Identify with Defendants’ Frequent Complaint

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