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Careers

Work-Life Balance Concerns Placed on Hold in Recession, Career Consultant Says

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Accused of Shredding File in Bid to Win Freedom for Murder Defendant

Criminal Justice

Caution: Nude Baby Photos Can Result in Arrest, Law Prof Warns

Privacy Law

Rutgers Suicide Case Sets Up Test of NJ Privacy Law

Criminal Justice

White Transit Officer Gets Minimum 2 Years in Killing of Unarmed Black Man at Station

Evidence

Clash Between Prosecutors, Forensic Scientists Bares Long-Standing Ethical Dispute

Law Schools

US News to End Hard-Copy Subscriptions But Keep Law School Rankings, Website & Newsstand Sales

White-Collar Crime

Lawyer Indicted in Alleged Mortgage-Rescue Fraud

In-House Counsel

Book Sets Bizarre BofA Scene: GC Fired Over Pay Fuss; Lawyer Tells New Boss, You’re My 3rd GC Today

Careers

Legal Sector Lost 300 Jobs Last Month

Business of Law

Ex-Baron & Budd Attorney Who Became an $8.8M Man Has Settled Suit Against the Law Firm

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Arrested at Office in Federal Child Porn Sting Gets 24 Months

Guantanamo/Detainees

Appeals Court Blocks Release of Guantanamo Detainee Who Claimed Torture

Tort Law

2nd Circuit Tosses Elderly Woman’s Hot Tea Lawsuit

Solos and Small Firms

After Working Solo for 33 Years, Lawyer Joins Buchanan Ingersoll

Copyright Law

Magazine Steals Website Article, Tells Protesting Author She Needs Lesson in Public Domain

Judiciary

Retired Justice Stevens Supports Mosque, Warns of ‘Stereotypical Conclusions’

Criminal Justice

DA Accused of Exposing Himself to Workers; Sext Message Launched Investigation

Internet Law

Neighbors Catch Bad Acts on Videos, Resulting in Charges and a Judge’s Guilty Plea

Terrorism

US Law Doesn’t Bar ‘Rendition Operations,’ CIA Lawyer Says in Law Review Article

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