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Death Penalty

John Grisham Sees Va. Case as ‘Glaring Example’ of Death Penalty’s Unfairness

Prosecutors

DA Helps Chase and Corner Purse Snatcher

Attorney General

DOJ Employees Owe $14.3M in Back Taxes

Law Schools

Works Well with Others? Option Allows Law Schools to Consider Personalities

Law Firms

Partners Should Be Evaluated Based on Associate Satisfaction, Prof Suggests

Personal Lives

Australian Lawyer One Ups Koran-Threatening Florida Preacher

Careers

Law Students, Display Your Emotional Intelligence

Juries

Study Shows Why Caylee Anthony Gets More Press than Mass Genocide

White-Collar Crime

Closing Attorney Faces 27 Counts in Federal Mortgage Fraud Case

Tort Law

Wrongful Death Suit: Dog Bit Man’s Finger, Causing Fatal Infection

White-Collar Crime

Ex-Quellos Tax Attorney Takes Plea, Will Help Pay $7M, Speak at Law School

Solo/Small Firms

The Year’s Legal Rebels Are Riding Solo

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Who Represented Ex-Mayor of Detroit to Get 179-Day Law License Suspension

Women in the Law

Meet Julia Morris, Sole Female Associate at Conn. Firm Who Became Its Managing Partner

White Collar Crime

Lawyer Indicted, Accused of Diverting $380K in Law Firm Fees

First Amendment

9th Circuit Strikes Down Ban on Tattoo Parlors as First Amendment Violation

U.S. Supreme Court

Absent ‘Tricky and Contingent’ Events, O’Connor Could Still Be on the Court

U.S. Supreme Court

Kagan’s New Recusal Count Is 21 Cases

Diversity

New Legal Directory Lists LGBT Partners and Firms

Consumer Law

Publishers Clearing House Will Contact Big Purchasers Under New Settlement

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