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Privacy Law

Prosecutor Weighs Hate Crime Charges Against Classmates Accused of Secretly Streaming Sex Encounter

Careers

Flight of Fancy: Dallas PI Lawyer Publishes Butterfly Book

Legal Ethics

Lawyers Can’t Friend Potential Witnesses Under False Pretenses, Ethics Opinion Says

Real Estate & Property Law

‘Foreclosure Mill’ Law Firms Under Pressure from Lawmakers

Legal Ethics

JPMorgan Chase Freezes Foreclosures in 56,000 Cases; Will More Banks Follow Suit?

Court Security

Inmate Charged in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Minn. Prosecutor and Sentencing Judge

Evidence

Plaintiff Must Provide Access to ‘Private’ Facebook & MySpace Pages, Judge Rules

Legal Ethics

Beware of Fact-Specific E-Mail Discussion, Says ABA Ethics Opinion re Law Firm Websites

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Charged in Fake Sex Page Case re Neighbor, But Says He Didn’t Impersonate Her

Legislation & Lobbying

Ex-Legislator’s Indictment re Law Firm ‘Retainer’ Fees Spurs Call for Ethics Reform

Family Law

Ain’t No Dividing Wall High Enough to Keep Battling Couple in Shared Home Away From Litigation Fray

Question of the Week

What Hoops Have You Jumped Through to Land a New Client?

Constitutional Law

Canadian Judge Strikes Down Ban on ‘Bawdy Houses’

First Amendment

Assistant AG Defends Blog Tirades Against ‘Radical Homosexual’ Student Leader

Tort Law

Court Reinstates Suit by Lawyer Who Says She Caught Inmate’s Eye Infection

Business of Law

17,500 BigLaw Jobs at Risk? Consultant Denies ‘Evil Plot’ by MPs

Religious Law

Israeli’s Pork Cookbook Creates Controversy

Careers

What Makes 44% of BigLaw Lawyers Happy?

essays

Now’s the Time for Solos to Reach for the Cloud

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Ron Baker on Escaping the Tyranny of Time

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