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International Law

China Law Firms Open US Offices

Corporate Compliance

Manslaughter Case Against Company Over ‘Big Dig’ Accident Continues

Law Firms

Venable to Double N.Y. Attorneys

Tort Law

New Suit in Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

First Amendment

10-Rated Lawyer Wins Dismissal of Suit Against Lawyer-Ranking Website

Legal History

Lawyer Pays $21.3M for Magna Carta

Judiciary

Congress Passes Court Security Law that Moves Seat to 9th Circuit

Guantanamo/Detainees

Bin Laden Driver to Get POW Hearing

Executive Branch

Executive Office Building Fire Reported

Guantanamo/Detainees

Paris Court Convicts Ex-Gitmo Detainees Despite Prosecutor’s Condemnation of U.S.

Immigration Law

Judge Appears Unlikely to Block Law Penalizing Hiring of Illegal Immigrants

Legal Ethics

Ex-Judge Has Law License Suspended for Affair With Prosecutor

Lawyer Pay

D.C. Firm Pays New Associates $180K, But No Year-End Bonuses

Tort Law

Injured Utah Skiers Can Sue, Despite Waivers

Terrorism

Detainees Quietly Released from Pakistan’s Secret Detention System

Death Penalty

U.S. Executions at a 13-Year Low

Terrorism

At Least Four White House Lawyers Debated Videotape Destruction

Associates

‘Lowball’ Bonuses at Some BigLaw Firms?

Pro Bono

Warm and Well-Advised: Homeless Get Blanket Legal Counsel

Attorney Fees

No $12M, No Problem: Law Firms OK $174M Contingent Fee

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