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Constitutional Law

DOJ Files Suit Challenging Ariz. Immigration Law

International Law

Suspect in High-Profile Holloway Case Sues Lawyer Who Represented Him in Peru Murder

Business of Law

Law Firms Launch New Practice Groups in Effort to Roll with Roiling Economy

Family Law

Legal Bills in 5-Year Divorce Battle Allegedly Top $36M

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Ginsburg Will Receive ABA Medal, the Association’s Highest Honor

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Kennedy Reportedly Tells Friends He’ll Stay Put for at Least Three Years

Criminal Justice

Law Firm Partner, Accused of Groping Opposing Counsel, Pleads Guilty to Harassment

Business of Law

New Rainmaking Tricks Even Old Dogs Can’t Afford to Ignore (Podcast)

Attorney General

AG Holder Works to Jay-Z During the Day, Sound of Silence at Night

Criminal Justice

Nevada DA Refuses to Charge Himself After Arrest by Sheriff

Law Firms

Debt Collection Law Firm Quietly Shuts Down, Faces Suits Claiming Withheld Funds

Copyright Law

Australian Band Ordered to Pay 5% of Royalties for Copying ‘Kookaburra’ in 1980s Hit

Careers

Law Departments Hiring More Contract Lawyers, and the Pickings Are Good

Layoffs

June Was a Bad Month for Law Firm Employees, Labor Stats Show

Supreme Court Nominations

Kagan End-of-Week Coverage Roundup

Legal Ethics

Rosenfeldt Takes 5th re Depo Questions About His Pay at Rothstein Law Firm

Juvenile Justice

A Revolution in Thinking About Children’s Minds Is Sparking Change in Juvenile Justice

Business of Law

Fired Staffer Sues State Ethics Comm’n, Claims Retaliation Over Lawyer Moonlighting Complaint

International Law

2 Small Law Firms Face Trial for Allegedly Aiding Parental Child Abduction

Evidence

Blago Trial Watchers Abuzz Over $400K Clothing Bill

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