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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

Constitutional Law

3rd Circuit Strikes Down Town’s Penalties for Hiring and Renting to Illegal Aliens

Careers

Laid Off From BigLaw, Lawyer Posts Fliers Seeking Cleaning Work

First Amendment

Judge Strikes Down ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy

Bankruptcy Law

Dreier Art Could Go on the Auction Block

Civil Procedure

Dissatisfied Investors, Employees Stymied by Twombly, Iqbal

Video

Kevin Houchin: An F-Word Manifesto; 4 F-Words to Revolutionize Your Life and Law Practice

Business of Law

Federal Judge Revives Disparate Impact Claim re Covington & Burling’s Staff Attorney Policies

Legal Ethics

Top Texas Criminal Judge Fights Reprimand re ‘We Close at 5’ Handling of Execution Eve Appeal

Criminal Justice

Boy, 10, Faces Potential Jury Trial After Allegedly Throwing Punch in Schoolyard Fight

Education Law

School Dist. Lawyer Suspended With Pay, re Claimed Failure to Tell Police of Touch Incident

Business of Law

Perkins Coie Launches New Blog, IP Litigation Update

Science & Technology Law

Federal Appeals Court Stays District Judge’s Ban on Stem Cell Research

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