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Simpson Thacher and Skadden Arps Handle Mars-Wrigley Deal

Trials & Litigation

Ex-Oral Roberts Profs Request $2.5M in Demand Letter

U.S. Supreme Court

Stevens Vote a Surprise in Voter ID Case

Trials & Litigation

‘Eccentric’ Mother-Daughter Courtroom Artists Meld Talents

Law Firms

Morrison & Foerster Closes Orange County Office

Law Firms

Wolf Block Acquires Five-Lawyer White-Collar Crime Firm in Delaware

Law Firms

Vinson & Elkins Transfers Partners, Prepares to Expand

Law Firms

Paul Hastings Deals With Aftermath of Secretary’s Murder Outside Office

Guantanamo/Detainees

Ex-Gitmo Prosecutor Testifies About Push for High-Profile and Faster Cases

Legal Ethics

Hot Doc Found at Law Firm in $8.4M Detroit Settlement Flap

Criminal Justice

After Sean Bell Verdict, Critics Call for N.Y. Special Prosecutor in Police Cases

Constitutional Law

Prayerful Wisconsin Parents to be Charged in Death of Diabetic Daughter

Family Law

Texas Appeals Court Refuses Emergency Relief in Ranch Raid Case

Careers

Worried Partners Secretly Seek Business Development Help

Law Schools

Naming Rights Don’t Sell for $20M, So Ave Maria Scraps New Building Plan

Legal Ethics

Disgraced Former N.H. Judge: ‘I Cried. Who Wouldn’t?’

Lawyer Pay

Big Firms Often Pay Bar Exam Costs, Sometimes Pay Signing Bonuses

Law in Popular Culture

Meet Patricia Cornwell, Forensic Author Who Earned $100 Million

International Law

Gitmo Among World’s 10 Worst Prisons

Legal Technology

Advocacy Groups Among Contributors to New Legal Docs Database

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