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Criminal Justice

‘Dim-Witted Desperado’ Pleads in Craiglist Hit Man Case

Family Law

Judge Orders DNA Testing of 416 Kids; Sect Reconsiders Sex With Minors

Death Penalty

Supreme Court Lifts Execution Stays

Careers

37 Yrs Later, Oregon PD Leaving 2-Yr Post

Criminal Justice

Fieger’s Dream Team Debuts This Week

Legal Ethics

Judge’s $14K Sanction Against Lawyer Overturned

Terrorism

Anti-Terror Case Losses Calls DOJ’s Strategy Into Question

Science & Technology Law

Familial DNA Searches Are Creating Genetic Informants

Labor & Employment

State Courts Vacating More Arb. Awards for Employees than Employers

Health Law

Claim: VA Failing to Address ‘Epidemic of Suicides’

Legal Ethics

Judge Who Tried to Hide Assets for Disbarred Husband Gets 3-Yr Suspension

Judiciary

Right to Life, Judges File New Suit Challenging Judicial Ethics Code

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Terror Plotter Padilla Sent to Supermax

Celebrities

Fla. Lawyer Meets Jennifer Aniston (and Dave Barry)

Attorney-Client Privilege

26-Year Inmate Freed After Lawyers Reveal Real Killer

Education Law

Oxford U Students Not Smart Enough to Avoid Facebook Fines

International Law

Church Mulls Canon Law Changes to Deal With Sex Abuse

Constitutional Law

Young Children Removed from Texas Ranch Not Abused, State’s Expert Says

Celebrities

No Slowdown for Britney’s Lawyers: Latest Spears Legal Bill is $372,500

Criminal Justice

FBI Expects Massive Rise in Mortgage Fraud Cases

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