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Trials & Litigation

In 11th Day of Deliberation, Is Jury Nearing a Verdict in the Blago Case?

Consumer Law

Wells Fargo Must Pay $203M, Judge Rules, Due to ‘Draconian’ Debit-Card Overdraft Policy

Law Firms

Leech Tishman Firm Taps Seyfarth Partner to Open Chicago Office, Its 1st Outside Pittsburgh

White-Collar Crime

Lawyer Accused of Forging Judge’s Signature on Orders in 4 Adoption Cases

Tort Law

Four Texas Lawyers Sue TV Station for Defendant List that Included Their Names

Native American Law

Yale Secret Society Skull and Bones Wins Lawsuit Over Geronimo’s Remains

Bankruptcy Law

Bankruptcy Lawyers Predict Upcoming ‘Debt Wall’

Question of the Week

How Do You Know When to Turn Down a Case—for Your Own Good?

Government Law

State Lawyer’s Job Available After His Employer Tips Ended Up in Article

U.S. Supreme Court

Kagan’s ‘Shrewd’ Tactic: One of Her New Clerks Worked for Swing Voter Kennedy

Women in the Law

Women Managing Partners Don’t Report Sexism, But They Are Few in Number

Careers

Scratch One SG Contender Off the List, and Move Another to the Top

Criminal Justice

Does America Need a ‘Justice Index’ to Evaluate Criminal Courts?

Benefits/ERISA

7th Circuit Allows Fix of In-House Lawyer’s $1.67B Mistake

Law Schools

Illinois Pol Says State Could Ax Two Law Schools, Including His Alma Mater

Work/Life Balance

Why Lawyers Should Work No More than 40 Hours a Week

Law in Popular Culture

Will Jurors Vote Blagojevich Off the Island? Fact and Fiction Blur in Media Spotlight

Law Firms

Rank Order Rankles Law Prof, Who Hopes for Contradictory Best Law Firms List

Environmental Law

BP Oil Spill Litigation to Be Heard by Federal Judge in New Orleans

Criminal Justice

Flight Attendant Slides to Notoriety on Exit Chute After Passenger Dispute

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