ABA Journal - Law News Now

November 2007

Top 10 Ethics Traps

Illustrations by Lou Brooks

 

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In This Issue

Web Extras

• District of Columbia v. Heller
• Smartphone Choices
• Presidential Poll

Feature Section

• A Shot at the Second Amendment
  

  If the U.S. Supreme Court declares a right to bear arms, the decision may be in spite of the powerful NRA gun lobby—not because of it.

• Beast Practices
  

  High-profile cases are putting plenty of bite into the lively field of animal law.

• Paying Politics
  

  When it comes to campaign donations, lawyers lead the pack.

Opening Statements

• It’s Game On For Family Lawyers
• Alternative Rx
• Mightier Than The Sword?
• One To Watch
• Food Fight
• Communication Styles of Practicing Attorneys Versus the General Public

The National Pulse

• Profs Kibosh Students’ Laptops
• Plaintiff to RIAA: Download This!

Supreme Court Report

• Taking On the Job
• Friends of the Court Are Friends of Mine

McElhaney on Litigation

• How to Make a Losing Argument

Corner Office

• Law on the Fly

Solo Network

• Charging by the Slice

Tech Audit

• How Smart Should Your Phone Be?
• Finding It—Difficult

Your ABA

• ABA Notices
• The American Bar Endowment 2007 Annual Report

President's Message

• Overcoming Our Obstacles

Executive Director's Report

• ABA: Perception vs. Reality

Report from Governmental Affairs

• It’s Only Fair

Obiter Dicta

• So, What’ve You Been Up To?
• High Cost of Getting High

Precedents

• November 20, 1945

Letters to the Editor

• Law and Terror

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