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Legal Ethics

Lawyer Appeals 90-Day Sentence for Obscene Courtroom Gesture

Law Firms

Sobbing Bookkeeper Sentenced for Stealing $4.3M From Brother’s Law Firm

Legal Ethics

NYT Columnist Raps Lerach’s ‘Brazen’ Article Defending Kickbacks

Layoffs

Labor Stats Show Loss of 9,700 Legal Jobs in One Year’s Time

Family Law

Va. Supreme Court Requires Enforcement of Vt. Ruling in Same-Sex Dissolution

U.S. Supreme Court

Chief Justice, One of 6 or 7 Millionaires on Court, Sold Stock to Rule in Two Cases

Law Practice Management

‘Convergence’ Can Benefit Law Firms as Well as Corporate Clients

Criminal Justice

No One Stops to Help Connecticut Hit-and-Run Victim, 78

Law Practice Management

WilmerHale Didn’t Pay Bills, Marked Some Up 25 Percent, Consultant Says

Labor & Employment

‘Love Contract’ Can Legalize Office Romance

Legal Ethics

Fed’l. Judge and Mississippi AG are in Name-Calling Contest

Law Schools

Urged By Law Profs to Resign, W. Va. U Prez, Michael Garrison, Will Step Down

International Law

Weil Gotshal Will Open Another Office in China

Trusts & Estates

Houston Law Firm May Have to Repay $1M in Legal Fees OK’d By Judge

Antitrust Law

New FTC Chief Opens Formal Antitrust Probe into Intel Pricing

First Amendment

Critics Believe S.C. ‘I Believe’ License Plate Violates Constitution

Securities Law

Worried About Class Action Damages, Banks Block Private Auction-Rate Sales

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Accused of Billing County for More than 24 Hours of Work in a Day

Entertainment & Sports Law

Big Brown Licensing Lawyer Especially Eager for Triple Crown Win

First Amendment

Porn Producer Convicted for Obscenity in Florida

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