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Judiciary

9th Circuit Rejects ‘Cowering Attorneys’ Claim as Reason to Boot Judge from Case

Law Firms

Malpractice Suit Allowed Against Mintz Levin’s NY Managing Partner

Legislation & Lobbying

Parties, Sex & Drugs Made Fed’l Office Much Like a Frat House, Probe Finds

Terrorism

Seven Years Later, Sept. 11 Still Resonates

Criminal Justice

Once-Prominent Illinois Lawyer to Plead in Cocaine Case

Question of the Week

Feedback, Schmeedback. Do Would-Be Employers Ever Dish it Out?

Legal Ethics

2 Colorado Judges Censured for Prosecutorial Work Years Ago

Criminal Justice

‘Suspicious’ Death of Ex-Lawyer Accused of Embezzling $1M from Calif. Clients

Criminal Justice

Multiple Mistakes Killed Inmate, Chicago Newspaper Says

Law Firms

Big Minority-Owned Firm Acquires Another Small One

Attorney Fees

Judge Calls Fee Request ‘Grossly Excessive,’ Trims Nearly $1M

Entertainment & Sports Law

‘Borat’ Filmmakers Win Legal Battle

Criminal Justice

Family Challenges London Police Shooting of Armed Barrister

Evidence

Congress Approves Rule Protecting Privileged Documents

Constitutional Law

Trial Judge in Fla. Strikes State-Law Ban on ‘Gay Adoption’

Lawyer Pay

Most Big Calif. Firms Pay Associates $160K to $265K in Lockstep

Trials & Litigation

Lawsuit’s Doomsday Allegations Proven Wrong, So Far, in Collider Test

Legal Ethics

Lawyers in Virginia Beach Warned: No More Cop Back-Patting in Court

Law Firms

Disgraced Lobbyist Abramoff Accused of Defrauding Greenberg Traurig

Law Professors

Law Profs’ Campaign Contributions Overwhelmingly Favor Democrats

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