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Criminal Justice

Jail Officer Who Ordered Defense Lawyers to Remove Bras Had a ‘Training Issue’

Lawyer Pay

Law Firms Flaunt Profits with Spring Bonuses, Even as Partnership Remains Elusive

Law Practice Management

Milbank Will Send Associates to Harvard for Executive Training

Consumer Law

Dallas Trial Lawyer Hopes to File Class Action over Hotel Overbooking

Antitrust Law

FTC Member Warns of Antitrust Concerns in Health Care Law, Seeks ‘Vigorous Enforcement’

Midyear Meeting

Public Hearing on Judiciary Funding Draws Tales of Courts Begging for Pens, Jury Trials Halted

Appellate Practice

Judge Rushed Murder Case Summation to Get to St. Maarten for Pina Coladas, Alan Dershowitz Argues

Layoffs

Report: Yoss Firm Is Struggling After Admittedly ‘Terrible’ January, Has Laid Off Some Lawyers

Celebrities

As Lohan Pleads Innocent in Necklace Theft, Judge Tells Her Not to Push Her Luck

Constitutional Law

Activist Attorney Gets $20K Over Arrest at Podium of Public Hearing

Trials & Litigaiton

US Judge Grants TRO to Block Enforcement of Potential Ecuador Verdict Against Chevron

Editor's Note

Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction Nominations Are Open

Judiciary

Judge Accused of Courthouse Gun Display, Home Invasion in Far-Reaching Ethics Complaint

Question of the Week

Have You Ever Had a Client or Co-Worker Who Used Poor Judgment on Valentine’s Day?

Legal Ethics

FDIC Sues Law Firm for $6M, Says Partner Closing Loans for Bank Concealed Critical Info

ABA

ABA President Urges HUD to Drop Requests for Waivers of Attorney-Client Privilege

Securities Law

Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Accused of Cover-up Involving Computer, Pliers and Garbage Trucks

Legal Ethics

Ex-Maricopa Co. Attorney Intends to Sue Former Bar President and Ethics Investigators

Entertainment & Sports Law

NFL Sweetens Offer to Jilted Super Bowl Fans as Lawyer Sues and Lawsuit Websites Proliferate

Midyear Meeting

Hearings on Cash-Strapped Courts, Ethics in Global Legal Marketplace Kick Off ABA Midyear Meeting

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