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Law Firms

Oops: Top Lateral Lured from UK Rival is Retiring

U.S. Supreme Court

Bad Plea Bargain Claim Gets Cert

Legal Ethics

Plaintiffs Win Right to Lawyers’ Championship Horse

Trials & Litigation

Big Salander Bankruptcy: $50M, Art at Stake

ABA

UK-Based Lawyer Heads ABA Section

Indigent Defense

Prosecutor Seeks to Oust Judge in Courthouse Shooting Case

Legislation & Lobbying

New Bankruptcy Law Ups Real Estate Woes

Criminal Justice

Lawyer’s Trial Boycott Strategy Worked

Immigration Law

Mali Woman Presses Asylum Request Based on Genital Mutilation

In-House Counsel

Wal-Mart Refuses Law Firm Fee Hikes, Cites High Associate Salaries

Trials & Litigation

Wal-Mart and Fired Exec Drop Dueling Lawsuits

Guantanamo/Detainees

Plan Would Give Gitmo Detainees More Legal Rights

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Inmates See Tragedy of Power Grab in Dramatic Form

Judiciary

Opinionated Judge’s Suit Against Discipline Body Tossed

Judiciary

VA Judge Removed for Thigh Inspection, Coin Flip

Insurance Law

Builders Could Be Targeted in Wildfire Lawsuits

International Law

Pakistan Fires Chief Justice, Arrests Attorneys

Associates

Bonus Bonanza: More BigLaw Firms Up Ante; Will Salaries Rise, Too?

Attorney General

Mukasey Nomination Likely to Move Forward

Law Practice

What Associates Want (It Isn’t Partnership)

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