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Law Firms

K&L Gates Chairman Likes to Hire Smart and Sassy Lawyers

Careers

Three Alternative Careers for Law Grads

Law Professors

Teens Make Off with Elephant Cash After Holding Up Recently Imprisoned Law Prof

Criminal Justice

Prosecutors Stretch Felony Murder Statute in Nun’s Car Accident Death

First Amendment

Judge Tosses Suit by Detroit City Lawyer Ousted over ‘Ghetto Court’ Remark

International Law

US Charges 11 in Alleged Deep-Cover Russian Spy Ring

ABA Journal Podcast

Busy Last Day at the Court Collides with Busy Hearing Day On the Hill (Podcast)

Obituaries

Crash Kills One Senior Veteran Prosecutor, Injures Assistant Prosecutor

Constitutional Law

Former Chicago Police Lt. Accused of Suspect Torture Is Convicted of Perjury and Obstruction

Constitutional Law

Sheriff Shouldn’t Have Searched Lawyer’s Home & Office for Cocaine, But Can’t Be Sued, 7th Cir. Says

Supreme Court Nominations

Kagan Praises Supreme Court’s ‘Modesty,’ Hails Ties to Justice Marshall

Supreme Court Nominations

GOP Opens Its Offense Against Kagan’s Political Stances, Military Recruitment and Legal Heroes

U.S. Supreme Court

Busy Morning at the High Court; Big Decisions, Farewells and Scrutiny of the Court’s Latest Nominee

Supreme Court Nominations

Senators Begin Opening Statements at Kagan Confirmation Hearing

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court ‘Reinvigorates’ Separation of Powers with Ruling on SOX Board Removals

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Says Some Business Methods May Be Patented, But Not Bilski Method

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Law School Policy Requiring Student Groups to Admit ‘All Comers’

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Extends Second Amendment to the States, Casts Doubt on Chicago Handgun Ban

Law Firms

Halliwells Folds After Renting ‘Fancy-Pants HQ’; Did MP Have ‘Too Much Vision’?

American Bar Association

ABA Applauds Law Practice Exemption in Financial Reform Bill

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