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Law in Popular Culture

50 Years Later, Harper Lee’s ‘Mockingbird’ Still a Cautionary Tale for Our Times, AG Holder Says

Legal Ethics

Maricopa County Supervisors Exchange Fire with Ogletree Deakins Over Sheriff’s Suits

Constitutional Law

As Gov & Lawmakers Sparred Over Top Court Vacancy, Chief Judge Made Temp Appointment

Business of Law

King & Spalding Opens Singapore Office

White-Collar Crime

Lawyer Pleads Guilty in $2.5M Theft Case; Failure to File Tax Returns Alerted Authorities

Constitutional Law

Jail Mail from Attorney Must Be Opened in Inmate’s Presence, 7th Circuit Says

Legal Ethics

Law Student Says Embattled DA Texted Her, Too; He Denies Seeking Autopsy Date with Another Accuser

ABA Journal Podcast

Justice Ginsburg Chats About Balancing Career & Family When Her Children Were Small (Podcast)

ABA Journal Podcast

Ginsburg on Her Gender Discrimination Cases and the Country’s Changing Views of Equality (Podcast)

Legal Ethics

Prosecutor Fights Effort to Boot Him from Triple-Murder Case, Due to Book Deal

Personal Lives

Law Grad Asks President Obama, Is the American Dream Dead?

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Drops Caffeine Insanity Theory in First Day of Trial

Family Law

Lawyer and His Wife Explain Why They Gave Up Their Adopted Daughter

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Gets 2 Days in Jail for Snorting Coke at Courthouse During Client’s Trial

Obituaries

2nd Prosecutor Dies Unexpectedly in Less Than 2 Months in Central Calif. DA’s Office

Criminal Justice

Prosecutor Opposes Defendant’s Saintly Name-Change Request

Legal Ethics

Attorney Disciplined Over Real Estate Loan Made to Client, Pending Tort Case Recovery

Verdicts & Settlements

HP Settles Suit Against Its Ousted CEO; He Still Gets $12M in Severance

Criminal Justice

Wife Sees Silver Lining in Lawyer’s Sex-Video Extortion Arrest

Legal Ethics

Lawyers Sued Over Blog Posts Criticizing Referral Hotline for PI Cases

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