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Criminal Procedure

Grand Juror Spots Conviction Error in Unusual Oregon Case

Tax Law

Texas Lawyer Gets Last Laugh in Tax Law Contest

Judiciary

So. Fla. Judge Barred From Courthouse Calls it Quits

Law Schools

Free Legal Advice Offered for Accused Music Pirates

Legal Ethics

Scruggs Says Bar’s Complaint is Premature

Criminal Justice

Jails Are the ‘New Asylums,’ Report Says

Prosecutors

Brooklyn DA Gets Moms to Protest Gang Paraphernalia Peddlers

Criminal Justice

$1M Bond for $25 Theft Lowered After Prosecutor Calls Amount ‘Silly’

Attorney Fees

Minority Leader Boehner Awarded $1M in Fees in Phone-Taping Suit

Real Estate & Property Law

‘Assembly Line’ Justice: Business Is Booming for So-Called Foreclosure Mills

Legal Blogs

A Quarter of the Nation’s Top Law Firms Have Blogs

Corporate Law

Colorado Ballot Measure Targets Execs Who Fail to Stop Corporate Fraud

Media & Communications Law

Defamation Suit Over Realistic Fictional Character Allowed

In-House Counsel

At Some Companies, Purchasing Agents Help Choose Outside Law Firms

Attorney Fees

Judge Questions Multitude of Law Firms Seeking Fees in Credit Card Settlement

Legal Blogs

SCOTUSblog Bans Reader Comments Due to ‘Silly Sniping’

Family Law

More Men Get Alimony as Stigma Lessens

Celebrities

Woody Allen Sues Over American Apparel Rabbi Ads

U.S. Supreme Court

N.J. Justices Dissent in River Case; Scalia Offers ‘Snide Dish’ of Tofu, Bean Sprouts

Legal Theory

Lawyer Writes Christian Guide to Legal Issues, Advises Against Revenge

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