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Question of the Week

What’s Your Favorite Legal Movie?

Election Law

High-Profile Lawyer Faces Indictment on Campaign Finance Charges

Legal Ethics

Judge Won’t Sanction Lawyer for Angry Calls, Says Fee Feud Must End

Advertising Law

Rapper 50 Cent Sues Taco Bell Over 99 Cent Ad Campaign

Banking Law

Suit Cites E-mail as Proof of Huge Conspiracy to Rig Municipal Bond Rates

Law Firms

Brocade Backdating Suit Not Expected to Name Wilson Sonsini

Banking Law

San Diego Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Countrywide Foreclosures

Tort Law

Plaintiffs Lawyers Have New Target: Radon-Emitting Granite Countertops

In-House Counsel

GCs Fear Litigation Strategies Would Be Revealed if Rule Changes

Criminal Justice

Foreclosure Auction Sparks Desperate Homeowner Act

Evidence

Are DNA Tests as Accurate as We Thought?

International Law

Covington & Burling Opens First Office in Asia

Legal Ethics

Ex-Attorney Who Stole From Estate Gets 3 Years

Tort Law

Lawyer Chases Down Columnist Novak After Accident

Legislation & Lobbying

L.A. Moves Closer to Limiting New Fast-Food Restaurants

Careers

Flip Flops in the Office? Hiring Partner’s Blog Has an Opinion

Legal History

Slavery By Another Name: Blacks Were Jailed as Forced Labor into 1940s

Law Firms

Ropes & Gray Hires E-discovery Counsel

International Law

Child Labor in Congo Benefits Chinese Companies—and US Consumers

Guantanamo/Detainees

Hamdan Interrogator Gained His Confidence With Magazines and McDonald’s

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