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Court Security

Courthouse Cooler Warned of Explosion But Actually Contained Phone Books

Work/Life Balance

Facing an Uncertain Future, Lawyer with Lung Disease Focuses on Music

Law Students

Deputy Prosecutor Isn’t Licensed and Isn’t a Law School Student

Family Law

81-Year-Old Woman Sues for Back Child Support

Securities Law

Some SEC Lawyers Change Sides Within Days of Leaving the Agency

Law Schools

Many Law School Clinics See ‘Pushback’ Over Their Legal Work

U.S. Supreme Court

Justices Increasingly Speak Out, But Are More Restrained Before Confirmation

Legal Ethics

Lawyers’ License Fee Checks Arouse Regulators’ Suspicion

Tax Law

Paying Too Much to See a Baseball Game? Blame the Tax Code, Law Prof Says

Trademark Law

The North Face and The South Butt Settle Trademark Suit

Legal Technology

Lawyer’s Computer Virus Doesn’t Excuse Missed Dismissal Motion, 4th Circuit Says

U.S. Supreme Court

Stevens Says It’s Time to ‘Fish or Cut Bait’ on the Issue of Retirement

Law Firms

India Licensing Law ‘Nothing to Get Excited About,’ Lawyer Says

Careers

From Corporate Attorney to Tamale Entrepreneur

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Businesses Increasingly Finding Interational Arbitration Too Slow, Too Expensive

Law in Popular Culture

Add to April 1 Annals: Harvard to Refund Tuition of Jobless Law Grads

Criminal Justice

After Pleading Guilty in $346K Client Theft, Lawyer Must Keep Practicing to Make Restitution

Careers

After 17 Years as a Stay-at-Home Mom & Contract Lawyer, Amy Beckett Lands a New Job

Criminal Justice

Aunt of 3-Year-Old Who Drowned in Beach Accident Is Charged with Aggravated Manslaughter

Media & Communications Law

Tiger Woods’ Teacher Hires Gloria Allred, Seeks Retraction of Schoolyard Story

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