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Law Firms

In a Last-Minute Twist, Morris Manning Says It Will Host Summer Associates

Labor & Employment

Ex-Hooters Waitress Files Suit Claiming Weight Discrimination

Celebrities

Lindsay Lohan Will Sport Alcohol Monitoring Bracelet, But Your Child Likely Won’t

Judiciary

Judge Had Inactive License; Error Disclosed After Reprimand for Being Rude, Using Profanity

Legal Ethics

Disbarment Recommended for N.J. Lawyer Accused of Creating Phony Billings

Military Law

Obama Backs Compromise on Ending ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’

Partners

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Irell & Manella Partner

Women in the Law

Kagan Didn’t Have ‘Paradoxical Freedom’ Benefiting Ginsburg, O’Connor

Public Defenders

Cert Petition Challenges ‘Breakdown’ of PD System, Says Defendant Tossed to Lions

Environmental Law

Frustration Over Uncontained Gulf Oil Spill—and Tort Claim Contingency Fees of Up to 50 Percent

Careers

NY Lawyer Now Plays With Legos for a Living

Legal Ethics

Jailed 14 Months for Contempt, Ex-Beverly Hills Lawyer Calls Himself a Political Prisoner

Evidence

2nd Circuit Steps In, Stays Turnover Order for 600 Feet of ‘Crude’ Raw Footage

Labor & Employment

George Mason, Law Dean Win Bench Dismissal of Rotunda Sex-Harass Suit

Careers

Law Partner’s Success Secret: ‘Having a Plan and Being Very Dedicated to That Plan’

U.S. Supreme Court

NFL Fumbles; Unanimous Supreme Court Allows Antitrust Suit over Merchandise Marketing

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Black Firefighters to Sue Chicago for Test’s Disparate Impact

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Hear Case of Death Row Inmate Seeking DNA Test

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case on Work-Product Protections; ABA Had Urged Cert

First Amendment

Is Tattoo Artistry Protected by the First Amendment? 9th Circuit to Decide

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