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Constitutional Law

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Employment Law

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Legislation & Lobbying

Busted: Fla. Shoppers Admit Handicap Parking Abuse

Legal Ethics

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Careers

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Trials & Litigation

More Securities Cases, Higher Damages Predicted By Accounting Firm Experts

Media & Communications Law

Judge Throws Out Half of Dan Rather Suit Against CBS

Criminal Justice

Prosecutors Say They Will Retry Celebrity Coroner

Verdicts & Settlements

Va. Tech Families Agree to $11M Settlement

Juvenile Justice

Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Charges in Playground Assault

Constitutional Law

Utah AG Mulled Texas-Style Raid on Polygamous Group

Evidence

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Law Firms

Dewey & LeBoeuf Will Close Three Offices and Offer Transfers to Lawyers

Constitutional Law

Lawyer Protests Spark Pakistan Violence; At Least 7 Killed

Guantanamo/Detainees

Former U.S. Detainees Convicted in One-Hour Trials in Afghanistan

Careers

Legal Writing Instructor Among Pulitzer Winners

Question of the Week

What Unusual Traditions Does Your Law School Celebrate?

Careers

Big Salaries May Await Top Government Lawyers

Attorney Fees

Fen-phen Lawyers Awarded $412M in Fees, Applauded for ‘Herculean Effort’

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