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U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Backs Lawyer’s Decision on Magistrate Jury Selection

Judiciary

Reagan-Appointed Judges Now Conservative ‘Superstars’

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Stevens: Euthanized Derby Horse Didn’t Get Lethal Injection Drug

Law Firms

Kilpatrick Stockton Merges with 22-Lawyer D.C. Firm

Guantanamo/Detainees

Judge Bars Pentagon Official from Guantanamo Trial

Verdicts & Settlements

Bork Settles Injury Suit

Outsourcing

Indian Lawyers Handling Outsourced Work Do More Than Document Review

Layoffs

Lawyers ‘in the Middle’ at Most at Risk of Firings

Legal Marketing

Some PR Advice to Law Firms Facing Bad Press: Be Honest, Tell a Positive Story

Admiralty & Maritime Law

Spain Claims US ‘Pirates’ Stole Sunken Treasure from Underseas Galleon

Legislation & Lobbying

Will U.S. Credit Card Crackdown Make a Major Difference?

Prosecutors

Grand Jury Convened re Borrowed Courthouse Key

Criminal Justice

N.Y. Lawyer Gets 25 Years to Life in Murder of Client’s Husband

Celebrities

After 6 Years, R. Kelly Trial Begins

Lawyer Pay

A&O Says No to Associate Pay Hike; Magic Circle Firm is First to Do So

Law Practice Management

Clifford Chance Cuts Food Costs But Raises Associate Pay

Legal Ethics

Dorsey & Whitney Fires Partner as Insider Trading Probe Continues

Government Law

Lawyer’s Response to Claim: ‘Poop Happens’

Animal Law

Driver Kills Dog, Sues Owners for Damages

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Chinese Arbitration Concerns Some U.S. Companies

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