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Legal History

Cleared 64 Years Later, 2 of 28 Black Soldiers Hear of Apology

Legislation & Lobbying

Proposed Illinois Bill Would Ban Street-Crossers from Text-Messaging

Law Schools

NYU Students Seek Coveted Law School Classes, Will Pay Cash

Tort Law

Columnist Chased by Lawyer, After Accident, Has Brain Tumor

Criminal Justice

Accused Ringleader in 1979 Murder of Federal Judge Dies of Cancer

Judiciary

Judge Sanctioned for Calling Crack Addiction a ‘Black Man’s Disease’

Tort Law

$13M in Punitives OK’d in Tennessee Wrongful Death Case

Juries

Bratz Doll Maker Says Juror’s Insensitive Remarks Justify Mistrial

Criminal Justice

Escaped ‘Spam King’ in Murder-Suicide

Legal Ethics

Former Legal Adviser to D.C. Mayor Is Disbarred

Prosecutors

Prosecutor Accused of ‘Personal Animus’ in Muslim Terrorism Cases

Law Practice Management

Curtailing the Paper Chase: ‘Green’ Law Firms Cut Paper Waste

Energy Law

Nuclear Plants Power Practice at Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Attorney General

Report Finds Politics Influenced Hiring of DOJ Officials, Immigration Judges

Criminal Defense

Ex-Prosecutor to be Tried This Week on Vehicular Homicide Charge

Lawyer Pay

Paychecks Rose to a Median of $108K for 2007 Law Grads in Law Firms

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Gets First Negative Approval Rating

Law Schools

Fall Classes May Be Ditched at Troubled Kentucky Law School

Guantanamo/Detainees

Goal of Hamdan Terrorism Trial May Be to Bolster Military Commissions

Banking Law

How One Borrower Escaped ‘Foreclosure Hell’ Without Being Burned

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