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Consumer Law

‘Debtors’ Prison’ Is a Reality for Borrowers Who Skip Court Dates, Ignore Court Payment Orders

Law Students

NYU 3L Contemplates Charlie’s Sheen’s Winning Life in YouTube Rap Video

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Paying Sheriff for Client Referrals, Favorable Treatment

Judiciary

Critics Say Ariz. Bills to Change Judicial Merit Selection Are a Legislative Power Grab

Law Professors

Law Prof Faces New Complaints over Hypotheticals Involving Dean’s Murder

Education Law

Home School or Public School? NH High Court Steps into Dispute Between Warring Parents

Legal Ethics

Calif. Judge Admonished for Klan Reference He Considered a Joke

Celebrities

Gloria Allred Sees a Method to Lindsay Lohan’s Courtroom Attire Madness

Real Estate & Property Law

AARP Suit Targets HUD for Reverse Mortgage Foreclosures

U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor Follows Witness Prep Advice in Deflecting Question on Supreme Court Recusals

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Loses License, Gets OK to Run Guardian Business, Is Now Accused of Stealing $68K from Client

Business of Law

DLA Piper Opens Wilmington, Del., Office With 10-Lawyer Team from Edwards Angell

Business of Law

Tort Firm Owes $158K Employment Tax Bill; Associate Attorneys Were Not Independent Contractors

Careers

Law School Apps Drop 11.5 Percent, a 10-Year Low

Question of the Week

Has a Case or a Client Ever Made You Fear for Your Life?

Constitutional Law

As Graffiti Artist Wins Mainstream Success, DA Seeks Injunction Barring Any Profit From His Tag

Judiciary

ABA Survey: Underfunding the Courts Is Hurting the Economy & Impacts Public Safety

Evidence

Motion: Dismiss ‘Tainted’ Case Against Police Sgt Accused in Katrina Danziger Bridge Killings

Business of Law

As Howrey Closes, 32-Lawyer Team Heads to Baker Botts, Another 40 Go to Winston & Strawn

Media and Communications Law

Firestorm re $60K Award Against Blogger, Despite Lack of Defamation, May Be Focusing On Wrong Issue

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