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Legal Ethics

17-Year Texas Judge Accused of Misdemeanor Official Oppression

U.S. Supreme Court

Souter Places ‘Extraordinarily Long Restriction’ on Access to His Papers

Constitutional Law

Ex-Judge Who Filed $54M ‘Pants Suit’ Appeals Dismissal of Job-Loss Claim

Law Schools

Law School Ring Returned to Retired JAG Officer 52 Years After He Lost It

Criminal Justice

Heart Issue Sends Stanford to Hospital; Ex-CFO Pleads Guilty

Layoffs

Baker Botts Discloses More Layoffs, But Not the Number

Obituaries

Law Prof Recalls Ted Kennedy as Average on Paper, Good on His Feet

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Court Says Solo Lawyer’s Lack of Contrition Justified Higher Sentence

Legal Technology

Greyacre Revisited: Free App Has Sample Bar Exam Questions

Constitutional Law

Fla. Asserts Unstable Gay Homes Justify Adoption Ban

Appellate Practice

Microsoft Brief Defends Weil’s ‘Bailout’ Dig, Cites ‘Goose-Gander Rule’

Law Firms

Judge Tosses Refco Trustee’s Suit Against Mayer Brown

Entertainment & Sports Law

Feds Intentionally Overreached Seizing 100 MLB Steroids Tests, 9th Cir. Rules

Celebrities

Brown Gets Probation and ‘Labor’ in Rihanna Case, Reportedly Goes Clubbing

Law Firms

Chadbourne to Open 2nd Calif. Office, Hires Yahoo Patent Counsel

Constitutional Law

Judge Sued for Allegedly Requiring Muslim Woman to Remove Hijab

Bankruptcy Law

Milbank Tweed Lures Restructuring Chief From Elite UK Firm

Criminal Justice

Former Prof Arrested, Accused of Taking 2 Guns, 53 Rounds Into Law Library

Question of the Week

What Unusual Amenities Do Your Firms/Offices Have?

Real Estate & Property Law

4 New York Lawyers Indicted in Alleged $1.4M Equity-Stripping Scam

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