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Criminal Justice

FBI Finds at Least 14 Blackwater Shootings Unjustified

Associates

Unrealistic Expectations, Poor Hiring, Bad Management = High Associate Attrition

U.S. Supreme Court

Defense Lawyers Fear Retreat on Ineffective Assistance Standards

9th Circuit Court

Bill Would Give 9th Circuit Another Judge—in 2009

Terrorism

Moussaoui Judge Not Told of Recorded Al-Qaida Interrogations

Law Firms

Two London Law Firms on Track to Earn $2B This Year

Legal Ethics

Judge to Decide Whether Pillsbury Should Give Up $4M-Plus Fee

Legislation & Lobbying

House Approves Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act

Consumer Law

Law School Dean Recommends Gift Cards

Animal Law

100 Protest N.J. Dog’s Death Sentence

Media & Communications Law

Pedophile Blogger Banned from Oregon Bus

Constitutional Law

March on Washington Nov. 14 to Support Pakistan Lawyers

Constitutional Law

DOJ Reopens Domestic Wiretap Investigation

Trials & Litigation

Illinois Judge Axes Med-Mal Damages Cap

Bar Exam

Plot Thickens: Bar Exam Chief Wasn’t Told of Grading Change

Careers

Key Attorney Interview Skill: Mental Editing

Legal Ethics

Scruggs to Challenge Special Prosecutors in Hearing Next Week

U.S. Supreme Court

Court Declines Civil Rights Case Against NCAA

Legislation & Lobbying

ABA Experts: Cut Crack Cocaine Sentences

U.S. Supreme Court

Court Turns Down Case of Gitmo Detainee Who Wants to Stay

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