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U.S. Supreme Court

O’Connor Op-Ed Warns of ‘Approaching Tsunami’ of Retirement Spending

First Amendment

Judges Barring Loaded Words in Criminal Cases

Attorney General

Grand Jury Referral Filed in U.S. Attorneys Case, Focuses on Civil Rights Division

Law Firms

Milberg Plea Deal Includes Admission of Stockbroker Payments

Bar Associations

Judge Bernice Donald Wins Liberty Award from ABA’s TIPS Section

Work/Life Balance

‘Daddy Track’ is a Major Concern for Male Law Grads, Study Says

Criminal Justice

Wife Charged in Man’s ‘86 Death; What About Her 4 Other Husbands?

Legal Ethics

Risque Images, Music Tied to 9th Circuit Chief’s Site Raises Ethics Questions

Legal Ethics

9th Circuit Chief Judge Steps Down from Hearing Obscenity Case

Celebrities

R. Kelly Acquitted in Child Porn Case

Sentencing/Post-Conviction

Manson Family Killer to Be Released? Longest-Serving Female Calif. Inmate

Real Estate & Property Law

Air Conditioner Ban Makes Residents Hot in One Illinois Town

Law Students

Students at CLEO Boot Camp Debate ‘Seinfeld’ Hypothetical

First Amendment

Hate Speech Prosecuted in Other Countries, Including Canada

Lawyer Pay

UK Clients Rap ‘Unsustainable’ Plan to Raise Billable Rates

Diversity

New Steptoe & Johnson Diversity Partner Schmoozes Undecided Summers

Attorney Fees

Jury Gives Lawyer Extra $1.6 M Slice of $103 M Legal-Fees Pie

Law Practice Management

The Top 10 Habits of Successful Firms

Law Schools

Berkeley to Offer Two-Summer LL.M. Program for International Students

Legal Ethics

Fen-Phen Lawyer Defends Deposit of Settlement Funds Into Personal Accounts

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