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Lawyer Pay

$160K Starting Pay Unlikely to Be Cut by NY Firms, Experts Say

Judiciary

Survey: Many Americans Today Would Get ‘F’ in Civics (Take a Pop Civics Quiz)

Law Firms

Law Firm Blames Disposal Company for Client Files Found in Dumpster

Trials & Litigation

Murder Charge for Drew Peterson in 3rd Wife’s Death; 4th Wife Is Still Missing

Product Liability Law

Would-Be Client Wins $2.2M Verdict in Law Office Chair-Collapse Case

White-Collar Crime

Ex-Paul Hastings Associate Pleads in $4.8M Insider Trading Case

Celebrities

Publicist Sues Michael Jackson for $44M

Law Practice Management

‘Calculus of the Damned’: Layoffs Gurus Look at Quantity—and Quality—of Associate Hours

Who Will Replace Souter? Today’s News: How to Pick a Strong Swing Justice

Corporate Law

New SEC Focus: Painting the Barn, Not the Sistine Chapel

Tort Law

Taking Kids to Work Sparks Lawsuit, as Fla. Jail Guards Reportedly Stun Several

Judiciary

In-Chambers Shoving Match Alleged Between Two Texas Judges

Legal Ethics

Ohio Lawyer Gets 1-Year Suspension; Bought Jag & Boat, Let Taxes Go Unpaid

Criminal Justice

No Charges Likely for Kaye Scholer Partner Who Ousted Kids from Car

U.S. Supreme Court

Few Zinger Quotes from Souter Reflect His Cautious Approach

Constitutional Law

Georgia Funds Shortage Leads to Lawyer Shortage in State Criminal Cases

Civil Rights

4th Circuit Nixes Attorney Fee Award to Defendant in Terrorism Tort Case

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Charged with Assault and Battery in Courthouse Cop Scuffle

Health Law

Hong Kong Hotel Quarantine Spurs Swine Flu Policy Debate

Law Practice Management

Downturn’s Losers: BigLaw, ‘Entitled’ Associates, Top Schools

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