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Constitutional Law

Is New High School Prom Litigation Looming? Female Teen Plans to Wear Tux, Officials Say No

Legal Ethics

No Criminal Charges for Ex-‘I Am the Prize’ DA Accused in Sext Case

Patent Law

First-to-File Patent Reform Bill Goes to House; Small Businesses Oppose Change

Legal Ethics

Ex-Prosecutor Faces Legal Ethics Case Concerning His Work on 1990s Capital Murder Trials

In-House Counsel

PepsiCo GC Leaves to Become a Law Prof

Law Schools

Missouri Law Dean Criticizes US News Rankings After His School Takes Another Hit

Tax Law

Lawyer Takes Plea in Cash Deposit Structuring Case

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Lutheran School Teacher Can Sue for Retaliation

Advertising Law

Firefighter and Model Considers Suit Against Law Firm for Using His Photo in 9/11 Ad

Environmental Law

Anti-Trans-Fat Crusading Lawyer Loves Plastic, Sues Over Bag Bans; Has He Gone to ‘Dark Side’?

Celebrities

Willie Nelson’s Pot Charge Could be Resolved for a Song, Literally

Legal Marketing

NY Jail Tries New Revenue Option: Televised Lawyer Ads Next to Booking Area

Paralegals

Law Firm’s Defamation Suit Against Ex-Paralegal Claims Lost Business from Online Review

Labor & Employment

Montana High Court OKs Workers Comp for Pot-Smoking Park Worker Mauled While Feeding Bears

Trials & Litigation

Irked at His Lawyer in $100 Ticket Case, Man Punches Her in Face, Gets 2-Year Prison Term

Antitrust Law

Feds Probe Whether Blue Cross Blue Shield Provisions Stifle Competition

Entertainment & Sports Law

Bipolar Ex-NFL Star Gets 5 Years in Probation Case; Robbins Famously Went AWOL On ‘03 Superbowl Eve

ABA Journal

Corporate Giant Wal-Mart Faces a Huge Class Action by Female Workers

Legal Ethics

Federal Jury Convicts Ex-Ohio Judge of 10 Counts of Lying to FBI Agents About Case-Related Confabs

Family Law

Judge Orders Dad to Arrange for Triplets to Visit Their Severely Disabled Mom

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