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White-Collar Crime

Kerviel Should Be Tried Concerning $7B SocGen Trading Loss, Prosecutors Say

Law Firms

7 McCarthy Tétrault Employees Spent 5 Hours in Hot Elevator Yesterday

Family Law

Ill. Auto Dealer Sues Doc in Rare Tort Claim Over Wife’s Alleged Affair

Trademark Law

Super (Hot) Dog (Trademark) Fight Breaks Out in Court

U.S. Supreme Court

School’s Strip Search of Girl Illegal, High Court Rules

Rule of Law

Russian High Court Overturns Acquittals in Politically Charged Case of Slain Journalist

Constitutional Law

9th Circuit Allows Suit Against Prosecutor Who OK’d DNA Sample Without Warrant

Civil Procedure

Judge Denies Civil Lawyer for Terry Nichols in Prison Food Suit

Constitutional Law

9th Circuit Pops Seattle’s Efforts to Regulate Balloon Artist

Legal Ethics

After Judge Finds Lawyer Slept During Trial, He Tosses Weapons Conviction

Attorney Fees

Jones Day’s Legal Tab for May Chrysler Work: $12.7M

Real Estate & Property Law

Ackerman Seeks to Expand Condemnation Niche, Opens D.C. Office

Law Practice Management

Megafirm DLA Piper Poised to Overhaul ‘Lockstep’ Model

Criminal Procedure

Wife Faces Felony for Not Testifying Against Husband at Sex Assault Trial

Government Law

Lawyer Found Lying in Trash Can Resigns Lucrative City Job

Supreme Court Nominations

Sotomayor’s Nomination: Today’s News

Criminal Justice

‘Hate Blogger’ Charged Over Alleged Web Threats to Murder 7th Circuit Judges

Law Practice Management

As Law Practice Paradigm Shifts, Proactive Lawyers Consider Career Changes

Legislation & Lobbying

S.C. Gov’s AWOL Argentine Affair Sparks Constitutional Discussions

Legal Ethics

US Attorney Conspired to Force Miss. Judge Off the Bench, Lawsuit Contends

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