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Criminal Justice

Feds Drop Case Against Blagojevich’s Brother

Criminal Justice

Study Estimates 4.4 Percent of Inmates Are Sexually Victimized in Prisons

Immigration Law

Few Immigrants Change Their Names Nowadays, Lawyer Says

Law Firms

$1.6M Award Upheld for Lawyer Who Sued His Firm for Fees

Judiciary

Is Prop 8 Judge’s Sexual Orientation Relevant? LA Times Editor Thinks So

Legal Ethics

Auctioned Blagojevich Items Included Attorney-Client Papers

Law Schools

Law School Dispenses iPads, Touts Downtime Study Opportunity

Legal Ethics

Judge Orders Paul Weiss, Lowenstein to Pay $1.96M in Fees for Frivolous Suit

Criminal Justice

Ex-MoFo Partner Arrested in Alleged Autism Fraud

Law Firms

Steptoe Wins Injunction in Battle Over Wafting Burger Fumes

Government Law

Chicago Suburb Won’t Ban Eye-Rolling After All

Criminal Justice

Public Defenders Often are Just as Effective as Private Counsel, Study Says

Internet Law

Woman Who Put Cat in Lidded Trash Bin is Found, Threatened on Facebook

Internet Law

Music Downloader Appeals $67.5K Award, Calls It ‘Equally as Insane’ as Earlier $675K Verdict

Personal Lives

Lawyer ‘Devastated’ After Allegedly Missing Stop Sign, Causing Fatal Accident

Trials & Litigation

Wal-Mart Asks Supreme Court to Put the Brakes On Massive Employment Class Action

Labor & Employment

Coal Miner Who Videotaped Seal Leaks Wins Discipline Reversal & Legal Fees

Obituaries

Wachtell Partner Dies of Brain Tumor at 49; Teen Daughter Raised $300K for Cancer Research

Question of the Week

Extravagant? I Say It’s an Investment

Insurance Law

Does $100M D&O Policy Require Lloyd’s to Pay Stanford’s Legal Bills? Federal Judge Will Decide

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