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Trademark Law

Trademark Suit Claims ‘Field of Screams’ Name Belongs to Pa. Attraction

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Turns Down Prisoner Voting Rights Case

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Decide Ashcroft Immunity in Suit by Detained Football Player

U.S. Supreme Court

Alito Notes Perilous Presidential Fake-Outs in State of the Union Speeches

Law in Popular Culture

Sotomayor Found Inspiration in ‘12 Angry Men’

Bar Associations

ABA Probes Lawyer Raters—Avvo, Am Law and Best Lawyers

Legal Ethics

Law Firm Partners Reprimanded for Misleading Information on Website

Legal Ethics

Iowa Lawyer Reprimanded for Plagiarizing Bankruptcy Brief

Law Firms

Law Firm, Paid for Volume, Had 12 People Handling 12,000 Foreclosures at Once

Juries

Law Prof Turns in Blogging Jury Foreman

Law Firms

Law Firm Accused of Being ‘Mad Men’ Throwback - Requiring Heels, Then Discriminating After Injury

Criminal Justice

Average Homicide Cost Is $17.25M, Study Concludes

Entertainment & Sports Law

College Coaches Aren’t Letting Their Dismissals Become the Last Goal

Real Estate & Property Law

Inexperienced, Untrained Workers Hired as Foreclosure ‘Experts,’ Lawyer Says

Intellectual Property Law

Ex-Fla. Gov. Accuses Dem Hopeful of Trademark Infringement

Legal Ethics

Appeals Court Affirms Stiff $95K Sanction Against Lawyer,  Client

Criminal Justice

Dead Man Accused of Running Illegal Lottery

In-house Counsel

More Gov’t Regulations Prompt More Litigation For In-House Counsel

Law Firms

Friendship Trumps Law Firm Partnership

Legal Ethics

Criminal Probe for ‘I Am the Prize’ Ex-DA Accused of Sexually Harassing at Work

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