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Privacy Law

Magistrate OKs IP Address Turnover to Sony for All Visitors to Unauthorized PlayStation 3 Site

Constitutional Law

Citing 4-Year Vacancy, Chief Federal Judge in RI Sends Cases to Other States, Upsetting Some Parties

Constitutional Law

One Day After Mont. Judge Orders Woman to Have Hysterectomy for Cancer, Top Court Calls a Halt

Law Firms

Law Firm of Fla. ‘Foreclosure King’ to Close; It and Affiliated Company Once Had 1,200 Workers

U.S. Supreme Court

Kagan’s Majority Opinion Boosts Puget Sound Resident’s Quest for Explosives Maps

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows State Prisoners to Seek DNA Evidence Through US Civil Rights Law

Public Defenders

Investigator Claims Jealousy Motivated Supervising PD to Sexually Harass Him

The New Normal

Is There a Trade-Off Between Efficiency and Innovation in Law Practice?

ABA Journal Podcast

Are Employers Prepared to Enforce Wellness Programs If Employees Start to Slack Off?

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Convicted Child Molester Is Surgically Castrated Before Release on Parole

Law Firms

One-Time Lieff Cabraser Partner Says Dispute over Litigation Strategy Led to His Ouster

Legislation & Lobbying

Law Firms with Lobbying Shops Profit, Even as They Battle Pay Issues

Layoffs

A Disappointing February for Legal Sector Jobs

Celebrities

Editor of Black’s Law Dictionary Defines ‘To Pull a Sheen’

Evidence

Why Enron’s Downfall May Be Hurting the Legal Job Market (Hint: It Involves Technology)

Careers

BigLaw Partner’s Stuttering Brought Tears from Moot Court Judge, Respect from Real Jurors

Business of Law

9th Circuit Says Law Firm Must Pay $311K to Man From Whom It Sought to Collect Less Than $10K

Death Penalty

Lawyer’s Attempt to Keep His Head Above Water Landed a Client on Death Row

Legal Ethics

Lawyer’s Only Case Results in Suspension ... and No Fee

Bar Associations

Lacking Ballistics Expertise? Looking to Pack Some Heat? Admitted in SC? Here’s a CLE Course for You

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