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Criminal Justice

9 Years Later, Trial Begins in Death of Chandra Levy

Family Law

Website Compiles List of 50 US Cities with ‘Worst’ Divorce Rates

The New Normal

Value Is the New Normal

Legal Ethics

Calif. Bar Reviewing Records of 130 Prosecutors for Discipline After Report

Education Law

Cease-and-Desist Order Against Website Selling Class Notes Raises IP Questions

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Debates Word Choice in Three Recent Arguments

Trademark Law

Trademark Suit Claims ‘Field of Screams’ Name Belongs to Pa. Attraction

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Turns Down Prisoner Voting Rights Case

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Decide Ashcroft Immunity in Suit by Detained Football Player

U.S. Supreme Court

Alito Notes Perilous Presidential Fake-Outs in State of the Union Speeches

Law in Popular Culture

Sotomayor Found Inspiration in ‘12 Angry Men’

Bar Associations

ABA Probes Lawyer Raters—Avvo, Am Law and Best Lawyers

Legal Ethics

Law Firm Partners Reprimanded for Misleading Information on Website

Legal Ethics

Iowa Lawyer Reprimanded for Plagiarizing Bankruptcy Brief

Law Firms

Law Firm, Paid for Volume, Had 12 People Handling 12,000 Foreclosures at Once

Juries

Law Prof Turns in Blogging Jury Foreman

Law Firms

Law Firm Accused of Being ‘Mad Men’ Throwback - Requiring Heels, Then Discriminating After Injury

Criminal Justice

Average Homicide Cost Is $17.25M, Study Concludes

Entertainment & Sports Law

College Coaches Aren’t Letting Their Dismissals Become the Last Goal

Real Estate & Property Law

Inexperienced, Untrained Workers Hired as Foreclosure ‘Experts,’ Lawyer Says

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