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Labor & Employment

Whirlpool Plant Suspends 39 Employees Caught Smoking

Legal Ethics

Ex-Scruggs Partner Requests Sanctions

Law Schools

N.Y. Dean Complains of ‘Glut’ of Law Schools

Privacy

150 Ore. Public Officials Resign to Avoid Tougher Ethics Laws

Criminal Justice

U.S. a World Incarceration Leader

Criminal Justice

When Protective Orders Don’t Work, Satellite Monitoring May Control Abusers

Tort Law

$9M Partial Settlement in 2003 Chicago Office Fire That Killed Attorneys

Criminal Justice

Kidnappings for Ransom in Mexico—and the US—Are Up Significantly

Legislation & Lobbying

Lawyer’s Son, 11, Gets Florida Food-Donation Bill Enacted

Education Law

$7.4 M Legal Bill Stuns Officials in Mich. Girls Sports Season Case

Evidence

Child Protection v. the Constitution: Did Removal of 437 Kids Violate Parents’ Rights?

Media & Communications Law

N.Y. Lawyer Sued for Defamation Over Letter He Wrote to Court

Legal Ethics

Judge Who Hid Disbarred Spouse’s Assets Steps Down

Law Schools

LSU May Create Much-Desired Clinical Education Program

Appellate Practice

Competition is Fierce for the Hottest Docket in Town

Law Firms

30-Lawyer Mannheim Office Un-Merges from Shearman & Sterling

Criminal Procedure

Judge’s Mom on Jury Didn’t Violate Defendant’s Rights

Labor & Employment

Are BlackBerry Overtime Suits Coming?

Environmental Law

Ex-EPA Chief Not Liable for Clean Air Assurances After 9/11

Patent Law

Paralegal Says Victoria’s Secret Stole ‘Very Sexy’ Bra Design

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