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Sentencing/Post Conviction

Revelations of Convicted Judge’s Brain Damage, Bipolar Disorder Spur New Hearing Requests

Attorney General

DOJ Suit Supporting Teacher’s Requested Mecca Trip Is a ‘Legal Reach,’ Ex-AG Says

Constitutional Law

Women Seeking Abortions in South Dakota Will Have to Visit ‘Pregnancy Help Centers’

U.S. Supreme Court

Clarence Thomas’ Wife Has a New Job as a Special Correspondent

Legal Marketing

How People Find Lawyers: Referrals Are Popular, Blogs Not So Much, Poll Finds

Legal Ethics

San Fran City Attorney Wins Court Order Requiring Law Firm to Cut Ties with Ex-Practitioner

Law Firms

Ex-Ice Miller Associate Files ERISA Suit, Says Disability Payments re Motorcycle Accident Botched

Criminal Justice

Not Clear on the Concept: Man Allegedly Brings Beer to Court for DWI Hearing, Is Jailed

Internet Law

Federal Judge Nixes $125M Google Books Settlement That Would Have OK’d Digital Library

Trials & Litigation

Live Tweets of Biker Murder Trial and Others Raise Issues of Balance and Fairness

Trademark Law

Legal Blog Sues Publisher to Invalidate Trademarks on ‘BigLaw’ and ‘SmallLaw’

Business of Law

Former Office Manager to Get 7 Years in Theft of Over $400K from NJ Law Firm

Criminal Justice

Ordered to Wear ‘Spit Guard’ at Trial After Targeting Attorney, Defendant Looks Like Hannibal Lecter

Criminal Justice

‘Friend,’ 76, Who Bilked Lawyer, 98, Out of $330K After Giving Him Office Space, Gets Weekend Time

Criminal Justice

Wife of Attorney Murdered at His Law Office Turns Herself In After Being Indicted

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Who Spent Much of 2011 in Jail is Still a Wisconsin Attorney in Good Standing

U.S. Supreme Court

Investor Suit over Disclosure of Zicam Side Effects Gets Green Light by Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Oral Workplace Complaints Are Protected Under Labor Law

Law in Popular Culture

Lawyer’s Free-Speech Ethics Challenge Inspires Legal Blogger’s Novel

Legal Ethics

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Drug Indictments Based on Evidence Collected by Wired Lawyer

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