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Legal Ethics

Lawyers ‘Livid’ and ‘Upset’ Over Destroyed Interrogation Tapes, E-Mails Show

Judiciary

Lawyer May Cite Judge-Juror’s ‘Livin’ the Dream’ E-Mails in New Trial Bid

U.S. Supreme Court

A Better-Smelling Phillie Phanatic Helped Welcome Alito to Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Turns Down Seventh Request This Term for a Quick Audio Release

White-Collar Crime

Retired Lawyer Must Serve Time for Holding $30M in Art Stolen By Client, 1st Circuit Says

Business of Law

Lanny Davis Is Latest BigLaw Lawyer to Form His Own Firm

Media & Communications Law

Science Writer Wins Libel Case After Fair Comment Right Is Recognized

Obituaries

Benjamin Hooks, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 85

White-Collar Crime

Happy Tax Day: IRS Charges 7 More Ex-Clients of UBS Swiss Bank

Legal Ethics

Feds Say Lawyer Promoted Tax Fraud Using Roth IRAs and Claimed Charity

Editor's Note

ABA Journal Now Available On the iPad

Alternative Dispute Resolution

‘Litigation Prenup’ Limiting Pretrial Discovery to be Unveiled Today

Corporate Law

Md. Adopts Nation’s First Law Creating Do-Gooder ‘Benefit Corporations’

Law Students

Health Care Law Will Make Student Loan Repayment Easier for Some Future Law Grads

Criminal Justice

Investors Allege Lawyer Who Jumped to His Death Defrauded Them of Nearly $28M

U.S. Supreme Court

Kagan Appears Popular with Justices, But ‘Tangles Regularly’ with Roberts

Celebrities

Judge Weighs Why Restaurant Asked Lawyer, Ex-NBA Star to Give Up Seats; Defense Cites ‘Gentility’

Law Schools

US News Warns of Tough Times for Law Grads; Expert Says ‘It’s Just Like the Lottery’

Criminal Justice

Ousted Linquist Partner Could Face Criminal Charges in Alleged Client Theft of Up to $2M

Careers

After Sanctions Are Lifted, Qualcomm Lawyers React: This ‘Can Happen to Anybody’

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