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U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Alito Will Miss State of the Union Because of a ‘Perfectly Timed’ Engagement

Law Firms

Dechert Settles Suit Claiming It Authorized Administrative Staffers to Forgo Meal Breaks

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas Cites ‘Misunderstanding of the Filing Instructions’ for Disclosure Error

Attorney General

Ex-Supreme Court Litigator at Jenner Nominated for Solicitor General

Personal Lives

Industrious Calif. Lawyer Tracks Down Canadian Owner of Lost Camera

Careers

WilmerHale Is Hiring in Ohio, Looking for Recent Law Grads to Do Document Review Work

Privacy Law

Gumshoes are Now Glued to Internet as They Search for Adverse Insurance Information

Evidence

Police Dog on Training Exercise Finds Body, Leading to Discovery of 3 More

Legal Ethics

NJ Lawyer Forges Clients’ Signatures on Unauthorized Settlement and Is Reprimanded

Careers

Unemployed Editor-in-Chief of Chicago-Kent Law Review Blames Book Author, Gets Job-Hunt Help

Legal Ethics

Colo. Secretary of State Plans to Moonlight at Law Firm to Help with $68K Government Salary

Juries

Fellow Jury Pool Member Fails to Spot Joe Biden Despite Presence of Secret Service Agents

White-Collar Crime

Judge Accused of Giving Away Adopted Twins, Spending Support Payments at Casinos and Spas

Criminal Justice

Prominent Lawyer Shot Outside Office in Seeming Robbery Gone Bad

Law Firms

As Howrey Profits Plummet, Partner Says ‘We’ll Take a Torpedo or Two’ But Likely Won’t Sink

ABA Journal Podcast

Are Scambloggers Right About Law School? (Podcast)

Criminal Justice

Woman Who Raised Infant Kidnapped from Hospital in 1987 Is Charged; FBI Says She Confessed

Election Law

Divided Appeals Court Nixes Ex-Obama Aide’s Bid to Run for Chicago Mayor; He’s Not a City Resident

White-Collar Crime

$37.7M RICO Suit Against Bank Rothstein Used in $1.2B Ponzi Scheme Gets Green Light

Business of Law

Successful ‘Two Lads and a Laptop’ Law Firm Credits Back-to-Basics, Plain Language Focus

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