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Law Students

Idaho Law Student Sues over Campus Gun Restrictions

Legal Ethics

Reprimand Recommended for Lawyer Who Sent Note to Judge Advising Him to Convict

Obituaries

Louise Raggio Dies, Fought Laws Requiring Husband’s OK for Wife’s Legal Transactions

Judiciary

NY Judge Has a Mind for ‘Ridiculous Details’ and Sprinkles Them Throughout His Opinions

Layoffs

2010 Sees a Huge Dropoff in BigLaw Layoffs; Fewer than 800 Job Losses Chronicled

The New Normal

Why Changing From Rate-Focused to Efficiency-Focused Biz Model Isn’t Easy, Not Even Close

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

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