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Legal Ethics

Calif. AG Says ‘Tax Lady’ Attorney Should Be Jailed for Shredding Documents, Failing to Repay $435K

Legal Ethics

Woman Sues Target and Law Firm re ‘False Affidavit Factory’ Allegedly Used in Consumer Debt Cases

U.S. Supreme Court

ABA Joins Law Firm’s Call for Top Court Review of Grand Jury Power to Get Lawyer-Client Info

Entertainment & Sports Law

Baseball Commissioner Mulls Possible Use of Contractual Powers to Force Dodgers Sale

Law in Popular Culture

To Expand Client Base, Atlanta Lawyer Joins Singer Toni Braxton’s Family-Oriented Reality Show

Tax Law

Lawyers Offer IRS Audit Tips: Be Nice, Be Responsive, But Don’t Say Too Much

Trials & Litigation

Post-Settlement Word War Looms Between Law Firm and Taco Bell, Which Plans Ad Seeking Apology

Business of Law

Wealthy Tort Lawyer Settles With Ex-Partner’s Widow for Reported $10M to $35M

Evidence

Graffiti Exhibit in LA Is Magnet for Taggers and Cops; At Least One Famous Street Artist Detained

Attorney Fees

King & Spalding to Be Paid Up to $520 an Hour to Defend Marriage Law

Criminal Justice

Man Accused of Driving Rutgers Roommate to Suicide Faces New Grand Jury Charges

Question of the Week

In Your City, Where Do You Find the Lawyers Who Lunch?

First Amendment

Neo-Nazi Conviction Nixed; Gov’t Said He Targeted Juror in Trial re Soliciting Murder of Fed’l Judge

Law in Popular Culture

4th Circuit Tells Lower Court to Consider DNA in Appeal of ‘Fatal Vision’ Doc

Legal Ethics

Immunity Doesn’t Bar Former Justice’s Suit Against Ex-US Attorney, 5th Circuit Rules

U.S. Supreme Court

Texas Immune from Prisoner Damages Suit Under Religious Rights Law, Supreme Court Rules

Copyright Law

Florida Man Seeks Copyright Compensation for ‘Da-da-da-da-da-da! Charge!’

Law Students

Are Laptops Too Tempting? Most 2Ls and 3Ls Doodle for More than Half the Class, Study Finds

Judiciary

A Judge’s Full Belly Is Good News for Criminals, Study Finds

Legal Marketing

1800Car-Wreck Law Firm Seeks Facebook Fans with iPad Giveaway

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