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Military Law

Hotline Lawyer Conflicted as Callers Object to Change in Military’s Gay Policy

Law Practice Management

Per-Attorney Lease Costs for Law Office Went Up as Number of Attorneys Went Down

Trials & Litigation

Conrad Black Released on Bond After Some $40M in Legal Bills; How Much More Can He Afford to Pay?

Business of Law

No Wedding: Kilpatrick & Townsend Firms Agree to Be Just Friends

Constitutional Law

DOJ Plans No Criminal Charges in Political Firings of 9 US Attorneys

Civil Rights

Fed’l Judge Says Cheerleading Isn’t a Sport Under Title IX, Points to ‘Roster Manipulation’

Question of the Week

Did You Ever Skip a Law School Class—And Have Dramatic Consequences?

Intellectual Property Law

Naked Cowboy Sues Female Competitor, Says She Stole His Shtick

Constitutional Law

Prosecutor Can Be Personally Sued Over Search of Journalist’s Home, 10th Circuit Rules

Legal Ethics

Appeals Court Revives Fashion Model’s $10M Malpractice Suit Against Boies Schiller

Legal Ethics

Law Firm Must Pay Ex-Client Legal Fees & Punitives for Filing Bad-Faith Bankruptcy Petition

Law Practice Management

Bookkeeper Accused of Stealing $176K from Florida Law Firm

Judiciary

Another State Chief Justice Known for Gay-Marriage Opinion Announces Retirement

Legal Ethics

Citing Public Policy, Wis. High Court Bars Reinstatement of Fired Menards Lawyer

Animal Law

Lawyer Wears a Wire in Bid to Stop Elephant Poaching

Criminal Justice

More Criminals Using Acid, Surgery and Burning to Alter Fingerprints

Law Schools

University of Montana Law School Investigating False Sniper Warning

Verdicts & Settlements

Traveler Settles Suit Claiming Screaming Child Caused Hearing Loss

Securities Law

Judge Tosses Shareholder Suit Against AmEx, Hits ‘Hydra-Like Complaint’

Careers

Summer Associate Hiring Plummets 44%, Survey Shows

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