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Immigration Law

Think Racial Profiling Is Unconstitutional? Read Brignoni-Ponce, Law Profs Say

Supreme Court Nominations

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Declines to Endorse Kagan

Disability Law

Suit Claims School District Violated ADA with Arrest of 8-Year-Old Girl

Careers

Recruiter Sees Uptick in Associate Hires at California Firms

Civil Procedure

Appeals Court Permits Solo’s Student-Loan Suit, Despite Arbitration Clause

Law Firms

NY Law Firm Has 14 Lawyers, But Files About 80,000 Suits a Year

Law Schools

New Nonprofit Asks Law Schools for Detailed Salary, Job Information

Celebrities

Law Prof Finds Fame After Lindsay Lohan Tweets His Article

Public Defenders

Group Reviewing Indigent Defense in Nevada Stalls over Definition of Criminal Case

Law in Popular Culture

Sotomayor Inks Book Deal Just 1 Year Into New Job on Top US Court

Legal Ethics

Despite $600K Oversight Role, Law Firm Missed Dual Hats Worn by Attorney-Developer

Contracts

Man Claims 84% Stake in Facebook, Gets TRO; FB Calls Suit Frivolous

Legal Ethics

Blago Defense Plans to Blame Then-Gov’s Lawyers for Steering Him in Wrong Direction

Evidence

Pit Bull Beats Rap; Choppers Don’t Match Bite Marks on Pop Singer

White-Collar Crime

As Jury Deliberates in 45-Count Case, Ex-Attorney Takes Plea Deal

Constitutional Law

Captured at 15 and Held By US at Gitmo, Khadr Says He Nixed 5-Year Plea Deal

Constitutional Law

Judge Slashes ‘Excessive’ $675K Award in Music Download Case to $67.5K

Immigration Law

ABA to File Second Ariz. Immigration Law Brief, This One Weighing in on DOJ Suit

Legal Ethics

City Lawyer Under Fire for Sending $15K/Month in Legal Support Work to Own Firm

Trials & Litigation

Judges Say Litigants Are Increasingly Going Pro Se—at Their Own Peril

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