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Legal Ethics

Judge Reprimanded for Jailing Defendant Who Gave Him a Raspberry

Legal Ethics

Suspension Stayed for Lawyer Who Tried to Settle Without Client’s Consent

U.S. Supreme Court

Several BigLaw Lawyers Win Supreme Court Clerkships

Constitutional Law

Love Stuff Loses Challenge to Sex-Toy Ban in Alabama Supreme Court

Attorney Fees

Law Firm Sues D.C. Area Court Clerk, Claims $73K in Unpaid Fees

Legal Ethics

Experts See Only Slight Risk for Law Firms in BofA Case, Despite Judge’s Ire

Attorney General

Little-Noticed DOJ Memo Says Administration Can Ignore Meetings Ban

Juries

More Jurors Resentful of Corporations—and Plaintiff Windfalls, Studies Show

Terrorism

DOJ Supports Renewal of Patriot Act’s Personal Records Provisions

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Susan Cartier Liebel: Solos’ Champion

Legislation & Lobbying

Judicial Pay Raises Still a Priority, Lawmakers Tell Judicial Conference

Law in Popular Culture

Scalia Offers Advocacy Advice, Says Marisa Tomei Movie Character Is ‘a Killer’

Executive Branch

Fired US Attorney for Nevada Is Rehired

Corporate Compliance

Fact-Finder or Legal Shield? Internal Probe a Tough Gig for In-House Counsel

White-Collar Crime

Ex-Lawyer to Get 4 Years for Stealing $824K from Dead Client’s Trust

Criminal Justice

Judge Appoints Public Defender for Billionaire R. Allen Stanford

Trials & Litigation

As More Laws Restrict Windmills, Some Homeowners Fight Back

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