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Criminal Justice

Lawyer for ‘Hiccup Girl’ May Assert Tourette’s Defense

Law Firms

Publicly Owned Slater & Gordon Pays $35M to Acquire Controversial Aussie Law Firm

Guantanamo/Detainees

US Secretly Recorded Detainee’s Guantanamo Conversations

Bankruptcy Law

Battered by the Recession, More Older Americans Are Filing for Bankruptcy

Death Penalty

Divided Supreme Court Vacates Execution Stay; Challenge Focused on Drug Shortage

Law in Popular Culture

John Grisham Channels Upton Sinclair in New Novel

Legal Technology

Law Firms Will Integrate Social Media in Their Websites, Consultant Predicts

Evidence

1,000s of NYC Stop-&-Frisks Unjustified, Law Prof Finds; City Argues He Was Paid $375/Hour to Say So

Criminal Justice

Judge Accused of Wrong-Way Driving on Interstate, Faces 2nd Drunken-Driving Case

Environmental Law

BP Corner-Cutting Led to Gulf Oil Disaster, Says Ex-EPA Lawyer; PBS Program Tonight Details Claims

Constitutional Law

School District Must Pay $81,000 Legal Bill re Teen’s Challenge of Same-Sex Prom Date Ban

Internet Law

Federal Judge Blocks Gov’t Attempt to Get Amazon Records for Tax Billing

Constitutional Law

Death Penalty Conviction Axed, New Trial Ordered Due to Judge’s Bias Against Defense Counsel

Constitutional Law

Gov’t Lawyer Charged with Hate Crimes re Claimed Anonymous Calls to Neighbors

Civil Procedure

11th Circuit Mulls Bid by ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Plaintiffs to Remain Anonymous Despite Suit

Legal Ethics

Watchdog Still Seeks to Sanction Top Texas Criminal Judge re Execution-Eve ‘We Close at 5’ Ruling

Judiciary

Study Says Supreme Court Is More Pro-Business Now Than 25 Years Ago

ABA

As Pro Bono Week Kicks Off, NY Chief Judge Expands ‘Emeritus’ Legal Help Program

U.S. Supreme Court

Justices Scalia and Kagan Go Skeet Shooting, Witnesses Report

Law Firms

UK Law Firm Requires Critical Thinking Test for Job Seekers

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