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First Amendment

Nev. High Court Allows ‘Hoe’ License Plate, Despite DMV’s Misgivings

Law Schools

Indiana Law School Seeks 24.5% Tuition Boost

Judiciary

Conservative 4th Circuit Chief Judge Retires Due to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

U.S. Supreme Court

Ginsburg Defends Sotomayor, Calls ‘Wise Latina’ Flap Ridiculous

Supreme Court Nominations

Sotomayor’s Nomination: Today’s News

Supreme Court Nominations

Study: Sotomayor Not an ‘Outlier’ in 2nd Circuit Voting

Personal Lives

Texas Lawyer Remembers Stint in Jacksons’ Backing Band

Sentencing/Post-Conviction

Quintuple Murder Charges Dropped Against Men Imprisoned 20 Years

Judiciary

La. Judge Suspended 30 Days Over Remarks at Domestic Abuse Hearing

Law in Popular Culture

Al Franken Had ‘SNL’ Role in Thomas’ Confirmation Hearings

Constitutional Law

Mass. AG Files Suit Challenging Defense of Marriage Act

Supreme Court Nominations

Law Prof Backing Sotomayor Offers Explanation for Short Ricci Opinion

Layoffs

DLA Piper Lays Off 21 Associates, 100 Staffers

Question of the Week

Do You Expect to Learn Anything From the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings?

White-Collar Crime

Dreier Seeking 12½-year Sentence for Fraud Scheme; Prosecutors Want Life

First Amendment

Fan Kicked Out of Ballgame for Timing of Bathroom Break Gets $10K

Criminal Justice

John Grisham to Write Norfolk Four Screenplay

Personal Lives

Lawyer Caught Up in Harlem’s Real Estate Bust

Law Firms

Ohio Law Firm Offered to Back Alec Baldwin for Gubernatorial Run

Law Firms

Suit Claims Thelen Partners Paid Themselves Instead of Employees

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