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Criminal Justice

Lawyer Says She Didn’t Know Client Funds Were Tainted; Prosecutors, Client Say She Did

White-Collar Crime

Battered By Months in Jail, Onetime Billionaire Stanford Says His Defense Is Suffering

Legal Ethics

Ethics Commission Lawyers Blasted for Doing Private Work on State Time

Business of Law

US Labor Dept. Files ERISA Suit Against Eichholz Law Firm and Ex-CEO

U.S. Supreme Court

Linda Greenhouse Says High Court’s ‘Center Has Shifted to the Right’

Law in Popular Culture

Judge Rules ‘People’s Court’ Testimony Isn’t the Real Thing

Law Firms

Judge Hits Debevoise Pro Bono Clients for ‘Unwarranted Persistence’

Banking Law

S&C’s Cohen Says Financial Bill Passed by Congress Has ‘Substantial Teeth’

Legal Ethics

Court Says Law Firm Didn’t Violate Confidentiality by Reporting Partner’s Drug Use

Legal Ethics

Ex-Lawyer Lynne Stewart ‘Stunned’ by Enhanced Sentence for Aiding Terrorism

Celebrities

Admissibility of Mel Gibson Tapes Unclear, Experts Say

Legal Ethics

Ruling From Bench, Calif. Appeals Judge Throws Out $2.3M Dole Verdict and Case

Tort Law

ESPN Sportscaster Erin Andrews Sues Hotel Chains Over Stalker’s Secret In-Room Taping

Securities Law

Goldman Sachs to Pay Record $550M to Settle SEC Suit re Claimed Mortgage-Related Fraud

Celebrities

‘Goldfinger’ Raid Conducted on Law Firm in Possible Tax Case Against James Bond Star Sean Connery

Terrorism

Bybee Tells Congress CIA Interrogated Too Harshly & Waterboarded Too Many Times

Law Students

Onetime Law Student Sues, Claims Beer Pong Prowess Wasn’t Meant for Prime Time

Evidence

Authorities Missed Earlier Chance to ID Suspect in ‘Grim Sleeper’ Killings

Labor & Employment

Accused of Partying Too Hearty at Law Firm Event, Partner Sues 2 Associates Who Complained for $2.3M

Trials & Litigation

RIAA Reportedly Spent More than $17M in Legal Fees in 2008

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