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Business of Law

Staffers Stealing Is a Common Problem, But Many Law Firms Opt to Keep Quiet, Observers Say

Question of the Week

Is an Emotional Outburst at the Office Ever OK?

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Hits 9th Circuit in Pair of Opinions Upholding Defense Lawyer Decisions

Business of Law

Newly Merged Kilpatrick Townsend Opens in Taiwan, Its 2nd Asian Office

Business of Law

Probate Matter Takes Unusual Twist as Client’s Brother Is Charged with Solicitation to Murder

Tort Law

Family of Teen Stowaway Who Allegedly Fell From Plane Wheel Well Blames Lax Security, Plans to Sue

U.S. Supreme Court

Is There a Right of Informational Privacy? Supreme Court Avoids the Issue in NASA Opinion

Legal Ethics

Proposed NC Ethics Opinion Says Lawyers Can’t Ethically Offer Groupon Deals

Law Schools

Book Argues Ideas Hatched in Law Schools Are ‘Catastrophically Bad for America’

Careers

Why Dissing Another Law Firm in an Interview Isn’t a Good Idea

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Accused of Overcharging Exonerated Inmates Who Collected Under Law He Helped Pass

Privacy Law

Suit by Lee Harvey Oswald’s Brother Claims Casket Auction Was a Privacy Invasion

Appellate Practice

Do Ex-Solicitors General Wield Too Much Influence in Supreme Court?

Criminal Justice

Video Shows Chief US District Judge Roll Protecting Giffords Aide as Suspect Fired 32 Bullets

Constitutional Law

US Lawmakers Cite Speech or Debate Clause to Thwart DOJ Probes

Law Firms

Akin Gump Chair Hits Partner’s Personal Blog Post on ‘Ugly’ Indian Prayer

Celebrities

Motley Crue Singer Gets 2 Weeks in Jail for Driving Lamborghini Under the Influence

Internet Law

Hackers Used ‘3G Account Slurper’ to Steal iPad Info and Promote Security Co., Feds Say

Obituaries

Sargent Shriver, Founder of Peace Corps, Other War on Poverty Programs, Is Dead at 95

Careers

Was 3L’s Plea Heard By BC Law Grad? School Gets $3M for Student Loan Forgiveness Program

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