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Criminal Justice

100s of Court Orders in 2 Days Under New Crack Sentence Rules

Bankruptcy Law

Judge: Countrywide ‘Bungling’ Not ‘Full-Blown Bad Faith’

Immigration Law

Md. Attorney and Assistant Charged in Asylum Fraud Case

Legal Ethics

Client Sues McGuireWoods re Ex-Partner’s Claimed $17M Trading Scheme

Law Practice Management

Amidst Layoffs, Some Law Firms Prosper

Women in the Law

Stories in Need of Revision: O’Connor’s First Job Offer, Women Triumphing Over Bias

Criminal Justice

Retired Pa. Judge Gets Probation in Concealed Gun Case

Legal Ethics

Texas Judge Charged With DUI Can Hear Limited Docket

Labor & Employment

Starbucks Settles Worker Suit as 1,000s Seek Overtime Pay

Constitutional Law

California Supreme Court Considers Right to Gay Marriage

Judiciary

Pa. High Court to Weigh Whether a Felon Can Be a Judge

Law Practice Management

Allen & Overy’s Secret to Success: Yearbook and Musical

Legal Marketing

A Slew of Lawyer Ads Follow Hepatitis Outbreak

Attorney Fees

Court: ‘No Way on Earth’ Should Lawyers Get Fee of $46K for $45 Error

Legal Ethics

Lawyer, Client Sanctioned $29K for Client’s Profanity-Laced Deposition

Legal Ethics

Two Coughlin Stoia Lawyers Linked to Contingency-Paid Witness

Election Law

Obama Lawyer Dials in to Clinton Conference Call

Careers

Bankruptcy Lawyers Become a Hot Commodity

Evidence

Test to Spot Liars Takes Center Stage in Personal Injury Cases

Attorney General

Boston Law Won’t Award Top Medal to Mukasey When He Addresses Grads

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