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Legislation & Lobbying

DOJ Seeks $200M for Gang-Busting

Legal Ethics

Reading Men’s Magazine in Court Costs Attorney $300

Judiciary

N.Y. Judge Lost Election Case, But Won Sympathy for Her Cause

Law Practice

Women Lawyers Bill at Lower Rates, Compared to Men, Survey Says

Terrorism

Judge Requires Report on Destruction of Interrogation Tapes

Judiciary

Delay Lightens Capital Appeals Caseload of Ohio Federal Judge

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Heartless Jailhouse Call Rings Up Maximum Prison Term

Law Practice

Alleged $7B Fraud Brings Big Case to French Boutique

Legal Ethics

Lawyer for ex-N.Y. Police Chief Kerik Disqualified From Case

Constitutional Law

British Bar Groups Call for Release of Pakistan Legal Leaders

Bar Associations

Texas Bar Awards Three $2,500 Prizes in 10-Entry Video Contest

Advertising Law

Suit Claims Dannon Overstates Yogurt Health Benefits

Legal Ethics

Miami Lawyer Withdraws from Cruise Cases, But Denies Paying for Info

Lawyer Pay

Paul Hastings to Pay Top Dollar of $160K to New Atlanta Associates

Criminal Justice

Soon to Turn 102, Mugging Victim Gives Videotaped Testimony

U.S. Supreme Court

Scalia Says Courts Can’t Dictate Morality

Politics

High-Profile GOP Lawyers Who Supported Thompson Shift to Romney

Settlements

Hewitt Asked to Pay $9M for Error in Enron Settlement Payout

Labor & Employment

Companies May Fire Medical Pot Users, Says Calif. High Court

Terrorism

White House Wins Procedural Victory on Wiretap Bill

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