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Legislation & Lobbying

Married Twins Make Case for New Adoption Law

Criminal Justice

Ore. Claims .72 Blood Alcohol Test in DUI—Nine Times Legal Limit

Mergers & Acquisitions

$4B BOA-Countrywide Deal Price Tag Doesn’t Include Legal Woes

Tort Law

Doc Wants Tort Review Board

Guantanamo/Detainees

D.C. Circuit Tosses Gitmo Torture Suit

Juries

Officers Recruit Potential Jurors on Sidewalk

Entertainment & Sports Law

Marion Jones Gets 6 Months; Disgraced Olympian Lied About Steroids Use

Juries

Jurors Nearly Came to Blows Over Race, According to Hearing Testimony

Banking Law

Lawyer Says Subprime Suits Could Be ‘Bigger Than Enron’

Legal Studies

Legal Researcher Studies Prostitution Economics

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Accused of Keying Marine’s Car Reportedly Faces Ethics Probe

U.S. Supreme Court

Apartheid Corporate Defendants Seek Cert

Judiciary

Judge Accused of Sex Harassment Returns to Bench

Law Firms

Seven Partners Leave Miami’s Akerman Senterfitt; Source Tells of Pay Beefs

Attorney Fees

Big Attorney Fees for O’Melveny in New Century Legal Woes

Bar Exam

Law Grad Apologizes for Gay Marriage Bar Exam Question

Criminal Justice

FBI Wiretaps Cut Because of Unpaid Bills

Law Firms

More Law Firms May Be Considering Layoffs

Law Firms

Winston Lures Up to 18 Lawyers from N.C. Firm, Opens Charlotte Office

Legal Ethics

Suspended Lawyer Gets 90 Days for Accepting Client Retainers

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