Newest Issue - December 2012

6th Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100

Features

• King Coal's Violent Reign: Century-Old Labor Strife Still Raises Constitutional Questions

President's Letter

• Pause and Reflect: ABA's Good Works Are Precious Gifts That Help Fulfill Our Core Missions

Letters

• Letters: A Storied Career

The National Pulse

• Mind Reading: Judges Can Keep Deliberations to Themselves, Mass. Court Says
• Boys & Girls Together? Courts Deal with a Push to End Co-Ed Classes

Business of Law

• First-Class Action: Inaugural Case Draws Settlement Offers for Legal Newbie
• Talkin' Tools: Smartphones, Tablets Walk the Walk
• Bon App-etit: Expect a Windfall of New Legal Apps in the Coming Year
• It's Not Just Money Fears Blocking Access to Legal Help; Lawyer Distrust Is Growing
• Online Rain: Survey Says a Virtual Presence May Pay
• Outsourcing Adviser: Law Firm Helps Clients Manage LPO Services

Report from Governmental Affairs

• Growing Pains: ABA Urges Congress to Consider New Policies to Hold Down Prison Costs, Populations

Precedents

• Dec. 3, 1984: Bhopal Chemical Leak Kills Thousands in India

The Practice

• What's an Error in Language?

Opening Statements

• Zombies-at-Law: NY Lawyer Fascinated by the Law's Fascination with Zombies
• Stormy Weather: Senators Criticize Kozinski over Maui Conference
• Shama Llama Ding Dong: Attorney Establishes Llama Sanctuary
• You Say Potato, I Say Potahto: Law Prof Creates a SCOTUS Pronunciation Dictionary
• Wet Behind the Ears: Chicago Aquarium Offers Legal Fellowship
• War of the Words: Scalia and Posner Are at It Again

Supreme Court Report

• A Sixth Sense: 6th Circuit Has Surpassed the 9th as the Most Reversed Appeals Court

Your ABA

• Dubious Honor: Real Estate Leads the Practice Field for Malpractice Claims, Says ABA Report
• You've Come A Long Way: ABA's Entity for Solos and Small Firms Celebrates 50 Years
• ABA Announcements

Lawyers Giving Back

• Lawyers Giving Back

Obiter Dicta

• That's Hot: Plaintiffs Allege Burn Hazards, Say They Have the Scorched Hides to Prove It

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