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Media & Communications Law

Sarah Palin’s New Neighbor, Author Joe McGinniss, Is Writing a Tell-All Biography

Editor's Note

The June Issue of The ABA Journal Is Online, Featuring ‘America’s DA’ Robert Morgenthau

Law Firms

New Global Firm—SNR Denton—Would Combine Sonnenschein and Denton Wilde

Solos/Small Firms

Solo Advises New Law Grads Not to Hang Out Their Own Shingle

Criminal Justice

Ex-Administrative Assistant Pleads Guilty to Stealing $400K from Law School

Legal Ethics

Blogging Assistant PD Gets 60-Day Suspension for Posts on Little-Disguised Clients

Business of Law

Why Law Firms Are Like Hotels: ‘Rack Rates’ Are Negotiable, Real Rates Vary by Client

Judiciary

Report Says Most New Federal Courthouses Are Too Big

Supreme Court Nominations

Kagan’s Dealings with Harvard Prez Show ‘Intense Ambition and Deft Political Skills’

Law Firms

‘Cavernous’ Partner Offices Left Behind in Law Firm Moves

Women in the Law

Law Prof Surveys Legal Secretaries, Chronicles Layoffs, Conflicts with Female Lawyers

Constitutional Law

Prosecutor Chooses Tea Party Talks Over Job, But Plans Suit to Get Gig Back

Intellectual Property Law

Talking Heads Singer Sues Fla. Gov, Seeks $1M for Song Use in Attack Ad

Criminal Justice

Ex-Ontario AG Is Cleared in Fatal Accident

Admirality & Maritime Law

Law Firm Warns Super-Yacht Owners: Beware of Ship Seizures in Italian Waters

Law Schools

Duke Ups Ante on Loan-Repay Help for Law Grads Making as Much as $75K

Law in Popular Culture

Summer Events Planned to Celebrate 50th Birthday of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

White-Collar Crime

Ex-Mayor of Detroit Jailed, Loses $120K Job, for Living Lavishly Instead of Paying Restitution

White-Collar Crime

County Attorney Accused of Mortgage Fraud Will Stay on Job

Supreme Court Nominations

Elena Kagan Was Upset by Her B-Minus in Torts

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