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10 Most Popular Posts: Race & Gender of Judges; Why Lawyers Should Work Less; & Lawyers in Trouble

Evidence

‘Teen Mom’ in Reality TV Show is Charged With Battering Ex-Fiance

Appellate Practice

Convicted of Murder, High-School Dropout Researches Own Case for a Decade, Wins Release

Obituaries

Law Student Dies After Fall at Exclusive Chicago Club

Internet Law

Husband Says Wife Cheated, But He’s Charged With Felony After Reading Her E-Mail

Internet Law

Is Web Shame Game Too Tough on Some Defendants?

Legislation and Lobbying

The Only State Without a Law School, Alaska Needs One, Lawmaker Says

Intellectual Property Law

Amazon Patents Gift-Return Process

Celebrities

Dead at 54, ‘Ivory Queen of Soul’ is Also Known for Recording Contract Law Clarification

International Law

Fla. Prosecutor’s Next Career Move is to Afghanistan

Question of the Week

What Are Three Things You Resolve to Do to Improve Your Law Practice in 2011?

White-Collar Crime

Similar Name Helped Non-Lawyer Open Practice Using Actual Lawyer’s Bar Number, Officials Say

Corporate Law

Despite Hi-Tech Safety Equipment, Lack of Training Aided Oil Rig Disaster, NY Times Reports

Criminal Justice

Good Lawyering Saves Defendant Arrested for Violating Protective Order That Didn’t Exist

Careers

Breast-Enlargement E-Mail Spurs Marketer Into Law School and Anti-Spam Practice

Science & Technology Law

Lawsuits Say Unique Apple iPhone and iPad IDs Let Advertisers Profile & Track Users Via Apps

Judiciary

For Those Teetering on the Edge, Street Outreach Court Offers a Push in the Right Direction

Law in Popular Culture

Creative Legal Minds May Be Able to Protect a Cocktail, IP Law Profs Say

Tort Law

Judge Nixes Secrecy Pact in High-Profile Fatal Toyota Crash Settlement; Automaker Paid $10M

Alternative Dispute Resolution

‘Master of Disasters’ Ken Feinberg—Is He Changing the Course of Mass Tort Resolution?

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