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Supreme Court Nominations

Sotomayor’s Nomination: Today’s News

Lawyer Pay

Contract Lawyer Markups Turn Securities Suits into ATMs, Prof Says

Civil Procedure

Legislation Would Loosen Civil Pleading Standards

Tort Law

Lawyer Arrested in Court Wins Suit for False Arrest

Copyright Law

Will Bloggers Be at Risk in AP Content Crackdown?

Diversity

Lawyer Survey Shows Differing Perceptions of Bias in NJ Courts

Law Schools

Do Law Schools Fudge the Data Reported to US News?

Layoffs

Dechert Confirms Layoffs of ‘a Number of People’

Legal Ethics

Calif. Lawyer Disbarred Over Jury Vote

White-Collar Crime

Former Fla. Appeals Judge Charged in Mortgage Fraud Case

Law Practice Management

6 DLA Piper Lawyers Leave Megafirm for Midsize Phila. Practice

Labor & Employment

Town Mgr. Weds Porn Actress and Is Fired, Raising Legal Issues

Science & Technology Law

Apple Withdraws Legal Threat Over BluWiki iPodhash Site

Bankruptcy Law

Bankruptcy Trustee Seeks ‘Smarter than a 5th Grader’ Prize Money

Health Law

Chartering Plane to Take Patient Home Could Cost Hospital Big Bucks

Legal Ethics

Dual Pact in $8.4M Detroit Texts Case Didn’t Seem ‘Nefarious,’ Lawyer Says

Careers

Federal Careers Expert Offers Tips on Jobs in Attorney Honors Programs

Women in the Law

UK Study Finds Only a Third of Women Lawyers Aspire to Partnership

Law Practice Management

Tad Decker Gets Second Term as Head of Cozen O’Connor

Criminal Justice

N.C. Lawyer Suspected in DWI Case Scheme Is Missing

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