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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

Supreme Court

SG Brief Mostly Avoids Four-Letter Words in Fleeting Expletives Case

Law Firms

Appeals Court Allows Malpractice Suit Against Shearman & Sterling

Legal Ethics

Texas Judge Sued for Courtroom Paddlings

Law Professors

Law Prof Denied Communion for Supporting Obama

Law Firms

Ex-Kasowitz Partner Files $90M Suit Over Claim of ‘Extremely Inappropriate’ Conduct

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Lerach Seeks Alcohol Treatment in Prison

Law Firms

Law Firm Sues Unhappy Fen-Phen Client for Defamation

Legal Ethics

Calif. Judge Jails Lawyer With ‘Disturbing Pattern’ of Tardiness

International Law

Chinese Law School Plans to Seek Accreditation from ABA

Prosecutors

Report Cites Errors By DA’s Office in ‘Sadly Predictable’ Murder of Estranged Wife

Entertainment & Sports Law

‘Assassination’ Artwork in NYC Draws Police Critics

Civil Rights

Ballpark Protest of Lesbian Kiss Sparks Discussion of Discrimination Issue

Criminal Justice

Ex-Broadcom CEO Indicted in Options Backdating—and Drug—Case

International Law

Spanish Judge Indicts 11 in Claimed Transit Terror Plan

Criminal Justice

Police Plan Military-Style Checkpoint in Washington, D.C., Neighborhood

Legal Ethics

Judge Who Jailed 46 Over Ringing Cell Phone Loses Job

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