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Diversity

Carlton Fields Ranked Best for Diversity Commitment

Prosecutors

New US Attorney in Milwaukee Reveals He Was Once Targeted in Criminal Probe

Constitutional Law

Judge’s Gay-Marriage Ruling Could Box in Appeals Courts

Careers

Harvard Law Grad Hopes to Be Nail Fungus King

Education Law

Plaintiffs Object to Deal in Anorexia Suit Claiming School Didn’t Prevent Fat Taunts

Careers

Lateral Move Should Make Career Sense First, Economic Sense Second, Experts Say

Business of Law

‘Like Hamsters in a Cage’: Foreclosure Firm Cut Corners to Make Money, Story Says

Careers

After 40 Years on the Job, Prosecutor Plans to Try to Take It Easy

Constitutional Law

Fed’l Judge in Calif. Strikes Prop 8 Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Appeal Expected

Constitutional Law

Federal Judge Says Fellow Jurist’s Ethics Testimony Can Be Used in US Senate Impeachment Trial

tour update

Young Lawyer Purchases 100-Year-Old Firm on Craigslist, Thrives in Small-Town Practice

Business of Law

Milbank Raids Latham, Makes Away with 5-Partner Banking & Leveraged Finance Team

White-Collar Crime

Lawyer Accused of Robbing Bank to Pay Utility Bills, Other Living Expenses

Question of the Week

How Have You Coped with Professional Burnout?

Family Law

Haitian ‘Baby Lift’ Brings Legal Limbo as Skeptical Judges Question Adoptions

Careers

From New York to New Delhi: US Lawyers Look for Work in India’s Legal Outsourcing Companies

Business of Law

Video Game CEO Balks at $1M Legal Bill, But Appeals Court Says He Has to Pay

Evidence

Prosecutor Says Note About ‘Light Male’ Shooter Wasn’t a Dying Declaration

Verdicts & Settlements

Lawyer Sued for Sexual Harassment Wins $1.55M for Defamation Counterclaim

U.S. Supreme Court

Roberts and Kagan Tangled in Oral Arguments. Will It Affect Court Relationship?

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