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Law Professors

Chemerinsky, High-Profile Law Profs Sign Petition Backing Pot Decriminalization

ABA

New Commission Aims to Improve Access to Justice for Fast-Growing Hispanic Population

Civil Rights

Debtors’ Prisons a Reality for Defendants Unable to Pay Fees and Fines

Judiciary

Wisconsin Judge Has Dress Code for Lawyers and Beverages

The New Normal

‘We Don’t Do Commodity Work’ and Other Definitions

U.S. Supreme Court

‘Highly Technical’ Oral Arguments Downplay Drama in Inmate’s Quest for DNA

Law Schools

Is ‘Token’ Remark Racist? Issue Arises in Latest Suit Against Duquesne Law School

International Law

US Lags Well Behind Other Wealthy Nations on Rule of Law, Report Says

Personal Lives

Lawyer Injured in Cheney Hunting Accident Considers Himself Lucky

Law Professors

Retired Harvard Law Prof Cited in Fatal Crash

First Amendment

5th Circuit Upholds ‘Under God’ in Pledge of Allegiance

U.S. Supreme Court

Brennan Biography Shows Disconnect Between His Public Opinions, Personal Actions

Careers

When Giving Notice, Be Positive and Pick a Friday, Consultants Say

Trials & Litigation

High-Ranking Prison Official Charged with Seeking Bribes for Help with Discrimination Case

The New Normal

Welcome to ‘The New Normal’

Bar Associations

‘Many Small Steps’ Lead to Happy 20th Birthday for ABA Rule of Law Initiative

Evidence

Canadian Court Ponders Whether Woman Must Remove Niqab to Testify at Sex Assault Trial

Trials & Litigation

Woman Acquitted of Murder Based on Domestic Abuse Evidence

Legal Ethics

Retired Judge to be Tried for Perjury, Admits Letting Witness Lie to Protect Paid Informant

Government Law

Proposed Leaf-Blower Ban Generates Lots of Noise from Irked Citizens

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