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Constitutional Law

Fed’l Judge Puts Hold on Okla. Amendment Banning State-Court Use of Shariah Law

Internet Law

US Rep: Use Terror & Spy Laws to Probe WikiLeaks & Founder re Site’s Dump of 250K State Dept. Docs

Securities Law

Visited By FBI in Big Insider-Trading Probe, Researcher Explains ‘Why I Chose Not to Wear a Wire’

Business of Law

Fox Rothschild Opens DC Office with 2 Dilworth Lawyers, Plans 20-Plus Lawyers There

Sentencing / Post Conviction

Jail is ‘Like Freedom,’ Ex-Lawyer Says, Now That She’s Facing Her Addiction and Depression Issues

Legal Ethics

Dueling Sanctions Requests Filed Over Self-Help Docs for Illegal Downloaders

Trusts & Estates

Multimillionaire Spent Minimally as His Guardians, Trustees, Lawyers & Others Got $50M

Business of Law

Starting Pay for UK BigLaw Attorneys Down 10% Since ‘09, Bonuses Rise, Says PwC Survey

U.S. Supreme Court

Alito Dissents from Cert Denial in Music Downloading Case Against Texas Teen

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Publicly Funded Arizona Elections

Death Penalty

Stevens Takes on a Public Role and Explains His Opposition to the Death Penalty

Evidence

Predictive Coding Software Helps Morgan Lewis Review Millions of Pages in 1 Month

Legal Ethics

Ethics Complaint Accuses Chicago Partner of Groping Employees, Taking Off His Pants

Careers

Judges Make List of Top 10 High-Paying Jobs with No Future

Judiciary

Appeals Judge Perks in Pennsylvania: Luxury Cars, Law Firm-Financed Trips

Privacy Law

Airport Body Scanners May Violate Alito’s ‘Minimally Intrusive’ Test

Layoffs

Lower Billable Averages Suggest More Staff Layoffs Ahead

Trials & Litigation

When Jurors are Wary of Lawyers, It’s Prudent to Throttle Down

Business of Law

Happy Holidays, Milbank Associates: Firm to Match Cravath & Skadden Bonuses of Up to $35K

Business of Law

Law Office’s Dour, Arms-Folded Holiday Message: Be Thankful We’re On Your Team

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