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Business of Law

Troubled Ruden McClosky May Have to Make New Partner to Meet Credit Line Rule

Legal Ethics

Now-Disbarred Attorney: ‘I Knew I Was Creating My Own Disaster’

Intellectual Property Law

Nonlawyer Bests Toyota’s Counsel in 9th Circuit Trademark Case

Family Law

Divorced Couple Ordered to Split Custody of Family Dog

Recession

Mortgage Default Rates Highest Among the Rich

Trials & Litigation

Filmmaker Says He Was Working Undercover for Plaintiffs Firm Suing Dole

Judiciary

Lindsay Lohan’s Judge Reveals Loss of Love and Valuable Shoes

Oil Spill

Appeals Court Rules Against Obama Administration on Oil Drilling Moratorium

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Ginsburg, a ‘Flaming Feminist,’ Says Legal Challenges Won’t Stop Abortion

Legal Technology

Survey Documents Rise of Telecommuting Lawyers

Law School

Ex-Jailhouse Lawyer Sues to Become the Real Thing, in an Expedited Manner

Evidence

Son’s DNA & Discarded Pizza Slice ID Suspect in 10 ‘Grim Sleeper’ Murders Over 25 Years

Celebrities

Lohan’s Lawyer Quits After Jail Sentence; Is New Bar Admittee Her New Counsel?

Constitutional Law

Citing 10th Amendment, Federal Judge Strikes US Defense of Marriage Act

Law Practice Management

Office Mgr Accused of Using Law Firm Checks to Pay $218K in Credit Card Bills

Trials & Litigation

Judge Reads 100-Page Instructions to Jury Trying Ex-Attorney Accused of $4M Client Theft

Tax Law

IRS Rulings Encourage Possible New Retirement Benefit for Workers

First Amendment

New Florida Bar Web Rules Ignite Firestorm; ACLU, Law Firms, Even FTC All Object

Business of Law

Clifford Chance Edges Out Linklaters as UK’s Top-Paid Firm, Earning $1.8B in FY 2009

Internet Law

Facebook Faces Litigation from Canada, Germany Over Privacy Issues

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