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Criminal Procedure

A Second Late Appeal Puts Death-Penalty Lawyer on the Hot Seat

Juries

Discarded Verdict Form in High-Profile Death Penalty Case May Be Focus of Appeal

Law Schools

Law Schools Link Up with Foreign Counterparts for Double Qualification

Education Law

Study: Students Pressured to Drop Rape Complaints

Legal Technology

DOJ Pays $15M for Legal Research, Including $4M for Pacer

In-House Counsel

DynCorp Fires Top Compliance Lawyer in Wake of Foreign Bribery Probe

Death Penalty

Lawyer Erred by Ignoring Murder Victim’s Child Porn Habit, Mo. Top Court Says

Solos/Small Firms

Smaller Law Firms Struggle with Morale Issues in Bonus Decisions

Law Firms

Prosecutor Says Rothstein Firm Was a Racketeering Enterprise

U.S. Supreme Court

A ‘Somewhat Tense Moment’ as Justices Consider Discharge of Student Loans

U.S. Supreme Court

Scalia in Lawyer Free Speech Case: Constitution Doesn’t Ban Stupid Laws

Careers

Some Law Firms Add Mini Round of 2L Recruiting

Careers

Advice for Job-Seeking Lawyers: Cast a Wide Net, Don’t Vent

Guantanamo/Detainees

ABA Launches Searchable Detainee Habeas Database

Legal Ethics

Lawyer With ‘Couch of Restitution’ Disciplined in Michigan

Law Firms

Billing Rates Projected to Increase 3.2% in 2010

Law Practice Management

40% of Firms Cut Starting Associate Pay, While 44% Consider 2010 Cut

Legal Ethics

Fed Up Court Admin Warns Sparring Lawyers She’ll Hit Her ‘Panic Button’

Judiciary

Lawyer Ponies Up Charity Money In Lieu Of Contempt Finding for Using Profanity in Court

Legal Ethics

Kansas Ethics Opinion Requires Disclosure on Ghostwritten Pleadings

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