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Business of Law

Barnes & Thornburg to Open LA Office with 6 Lawyers from Akin Gump, Including Office MP

Legal History

Secret Tapes Reveal President Johnson’s Plans for Thurgood Marshall

Legal Ethics

Ethics Opinion Says Lawyers Can Assist Medical Marijuana Providers, But Adds Some Caveats

Legal Ethics

Chamber Critics Cite Hacked E-Mails in Ethics Complaint Against 3 Hunton Partners

Criminal Justice

100-Plus Pounds Stand in Way of Freed Sister’s Kidney Transplant; Lawyer Blames Incarceration

Terrorism

‘Lone Wolf’ Saudi, Studying in Texas, Is Charged in Alleged Explosives Plot

Criminal Justice

Prosecutor Says Suspect Killed 2 Officers in St. Petersburg Standoff, Rules His Death Justifiable

Judiciary

US Courts Memo Urges Hiring Freeze, Spending Cuts as Congress Mulls Belt-Tightening Budget

White-Collar Crime

Attorney Confessed Bank Robbery In Order to Continue Pretend Practice, His Lawyer Says

Constitutional Law

Judge Nixes Motion to Compel Witness in Drug Case, But OKs Unusual Alternative: Skype

Trials & Litigation

Abortion Doc’s Sensitive Patient Records Were Stored in Ex-AG Employee’s Home, Ethics Panel Is Told

Trials & Litigation

Oops. Lawyers’ Contingent-Fee Dispute with Judith Regan Makes Prior Settlement Details Public

Tax Law

4 Foreign Bankers Indicted in US, Accused of Conspiracy to Help Americans Hide Assets, Evade Taxes

Criminal Justice

Drug Defendant Gets New Trial Because of Prosecutor’s ‘Guilty’ Luggage Tag

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas a ‘Surprising Ally’ for Progressives in Decision Allowing Lap Belt Suit

Law Schools

A Few Law Schools Announce Tuition Freezes

Obituaries

Friends and Family Mourn Former Local Bar President and Divorce Client, Killed During Court Recess

Settlements

Settlement Requires Cigar-Smoking New Yorker to Pay His Neighbors $2K Per Stogie

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Who Worked for NY State Is Charged with Hate Crimes

Legal Ethics

Indiana Deputy AG Loses Job After Live Ammo Tweet

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