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Law Students

Actor Is a 1L at Southwestern Law School

Careers

New Lawyer Says Waitress Job Pays More than Small Law Firms

Legal Ethics

Two Fired In-House Lawyers Allowed to Pursue SOX Retaliation Claim

Judiciary

‘Fervent, Lonely Dissents’ on the Rise in Death Penalty Cases

Guantanamo/Detainees

Newport News Is Possible Site for Trials of Guantanamo Detainees

Legal Ethics

Judge Resigns Administrative Role After Tire Deflation Incidents

Securities Regulation

$65B Madoff Ponzi Scheme May Have Begun As Early as 1984

Criminal Justice

After Worker Is Whipped With Glock, Store Owner, 72, Shoots 4, Police Say

Health Law

1st Cir. Revives ‘Civil Action’ Lawyer’s Whistle-Blower Suit Against J&J

Religious Law

Yale Eliminates Muhammad Images in Book to Avert Potential Violence

Trials & Litigation

Bankruptcies Surge for 3rd Year, 1.3M Filings in 2008-2009

International Law

Civil Practice Puts Russian Lawyers at Risk of Violence and Criminal Charges

Tort Law

As He Fights Murder Charge, Entrepreneur Sues Ex-Wife, Lawyer

Judiciary

Judge Says He Deflated Courthouse Worker’s Tire—More Than Once

Intellectual Property Law

Judge’s Order Could Force Microsoft to Stop Selling Some Word Products

Tort Law

Homosexuality Claim About Lawyer Is Not Defamation Per Se, Judge Rules

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Offenders Face Bans on Gambling, Alcohol, Live-in Boyfriends, Computers

Tort Law

Woman Sues Ex-Boyfriend for Posting Her Nude Photos

Consumer Law

N.J. Lawyer Plans Suit Over Best Buy’s $9.99 Price Flub; Law Prof Is Skeptical

International Law

ABA President Calls Suu Kyi Conviction an ‘Affront to the Just Rule of Law’

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