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Layoffs

Bell Boyd Lays off 10 Chicago Associates in ‘Belt-Tightening Measure’

Judiciary

Judge’s Abusive Conduct Evokes Dickens, Discipline Court Says

Judiciary

Federal Judge May Have Made False Statements in Probe, Order Says

Constitutional Law

8th Circuit Restores Halloween Restrictions on Sex Offenders in Missouri

Patent Law

En Banc Federal Circuit Restricts Business Method Patents

Obituaries

‘King of Torts’ Fred Baron Dies after Successful Quest for Experimental Drug

International Law

More Child Brides in Middle East Seek Divorce, But Judges May Be Reluctant

Criminal Justice

One N.Y. Lawyer Dies, Another Pleads in Separate Crashes on Same Buffalo Street

Careers

Q&A: Why I Burned My Harvard Diploma

Appellate Practice

S.C. Inmate Objects to Female Lawyer; State Supreme Court Clerk: Get Over It

Law Firms

Heller’s Chairman is Headed to Dechert

White-Collar Crime

Disbarred South Fla. Lawyer Gets 1 Year for Stealing Client Insurance Settlements

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Accuses Opponent of Disdainful Stares in Candidate’s Deposition

Judiciary

Ind. Judge Accused of Slashing Sentence in Exchange for $100K Donation

Real Estate & Property Law

‘Bonnie and Clyde’ of Mortgage Fraud Stole $8.7M, Feds Say

U.S. Supreme Court

Times Fesses Up to Misspelling Justice’s Name at Least Two Dozen Times

Evidence

Some Courts Allow Evidence from Cell Phones Searched Incident to Arrest

Law Practice Management

Eversheds Eliminates Planned Partner Profit Payouts

White Collar Crime

Ex-Partner May Plead in Fraud Case Over Alleged $30M La. Law Firm Theft

Intellectual Property

MoFo Litigator Backroads through Texas after $59M Plasma TV Patent Win

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