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First Amendment

Retired Justice Stevens Still Believes Flag Burning Isn’t Protected Speech

Partners

Study Finds Link Between Law Firm Profitability and Managing Partners with Powerful Faces

Media & Communications Law

Supreme Court of Canada Grants Shield Law for Confidential Sources

Election Law

A Cautionary Tale of Corporate Political Spending Emerges in Minnesota

Obituaries

Prosecutor of Hoffa, Watergate Conspirators Dies at 81

Real Estate & Property Law

Backlog Worsens For U.S. Courts As Foreclosure Proceedings Face Scrutiny

Law Firms

Skadden Counsel Retires, Says Loathsome Veggies Shouldn’t Be Considered Commodities

Trials & Litigation

Bedbugs Invade NYC’s Waldorf Astoria, Suit Claims

The New Normal

General Counsel to Cut Legal Spending Up to 25%: Catastrophe or Opportunity?

Law Students

Georgia State 3Ls Find Experience Through Research Pool Aimed at Solos, Small Firms

Law Students

Bleak Job Market and High Debt Isn’t Deterring Would-Be Law School Applicants, Survey Says

Criminal Justice

Ga. County Uses Inmates to Clean Up Homes in Foreclosure

Criminal Justice

Murdered Michigan Lawyer Had ‘No Shortage of Enemies’

Law Schools

Private Donors Pick Up 1/3 of the Tuition for New Law Students at UC-Irvine

Public Defenders

Overworked PD Accused of Challenging Prosecutor to Fight

Judiciary

Wash. State Justices’ Remarks About Black Criminals, ‘Poverty Pimps’ Stun Audience

Contracts

Lawyer Had His Name on the Marquee But Wasn’t a Partner, Appeals Court Says

Judiciary

Ex-Law Prof Who Once Dated Clarence Thomas Now Supports Anita Hill

Business of Law

PI Law Firm Opens Its Drive-Thru Window

Legal Marketing & Consulting

Law Firm Uses Social Network and Billboards to Raise Money for Client’s Cause

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