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Law Students

19-Year-Old to Attend Northwestern Law School

Attorney General

AG Reportedly Close to Appointment of Prosecutor for Interrogation Probe

Judiciary

Loud Yawn Lands Court Spectator in Jail; 6-Month Sentence Later Reduced

Careers

Leaders of Collapsed Firms Face a Tough Job Search

Labor & Employment

Hourly Workers Sue to Be Paid for After-Hours Cell Phone Use

U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor Now Court’s Junior Justice—and ‘Doorkeeper and Secretary’

Law Firms

Williams & Connolly Hires Ex-GC Who Paid $6.5M in Insider Trading Probe

Attorney General

Ex-AG Gonzales Shunned by Law Firms—and Apparently by Bush

Law Practice Management

Where the Work Is: Lawyers Recommend These Practice Areas in Recessionary Times

Women in the Law

Now Well-Worn ‘Wise Latina’ Phrase Is Worn, Literally, By Sotomayor Fans

International Law

Supporters of Slain Russian Journalist to Seek Justice Elsewhere

Legal Ethics

Retired N.Y. Judge Gets 18 Months for Bringing Prostitutes to Fraternal Meeting

Criminal Justice

Stop Dealing Or We’ll Prosecute, Officials Tell 12 Alleged Seattle Drug-Pushers

Legal Ethics

GOP Objects to Wisconsin Gov’s Unlicensed Chief Legal Counsel

Legal Ethics

Extortion Conviction Upheld for Lawyer Who Threatened Hair-Cut Pricing Suit

Law Practice Management

Law Firm Won Tax Case, But Says Ex-KPMG Partner Still Owes $1.3M Bill

Celebrities

Promoter’s Insurance Against Jackson Concert No-Show Excluded Illegal Drugs

Criminal Justice

Searches Missed Gun Smuggled into Jails in Flab of 500-Pound Suspect

Judiciary

Obama Nominates ERISA Expert, Federal Judge for 6th and 3rd Circuits

Judiciary

Ex-Florida Appeals Judge Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud in Stripper Case

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