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U.S. Supreme Court

O’Connor Digs at Gibson Dunn, Demos Byron White Handshake on Letterman

Freedom of Information

Seattle Gay and Lesbian Workers Fight to Keep City-Funded Club Records Private

Obituaries

Trial Lawyer Tapped by Fla. Gov. for Post Dies on Way Home

Rule of Law

China ‘Disbars’ Human Rights Lawyers by Letting Licenses Lapse

Law Schools

Unqualified Law Student Admitted in Exchange for Promise of 5 Jobs

Constitutional Law

Federal Jury Awards $5M to Texas Man Convicted on Bad Crime Lab Evidence

White-Collar Crime

Stanford Bond Stayed; Financier Drew $100M from Swiss Bank, Prosecutors Say

Supreme Court Nominations

Sotomayor’s Nomination: Today’s News

Constitutional Law

Federal Judge Samuel Kent Resigns, as Senate Impeachment Trial Looms

Education Law

Mom Accused of Altering Daughter’s Grades Faces Felony Charges

Law Practice Management

Buchanan Cuts Associate Pay 5-10%

Constitutional Law

Alleged Web Threats to Murder 3 Judges Spark 1st Amendment Debate

Tax Law

1st US Client Charged in UBS Swiss Bank Records Probe Pleads Guilty

Criminal Justice

High Dismissal Rates at S.F. Community Court Lead Critics to Call for its Closure

White-Collar Crime

Kerviel Should Be Tried Concerning $7B SocGen Trading Loss, Prosecutors Say

Law Firms

7 McCarthy Tétrault Employees Spent 5 Hours in Hot Elevator Yesterday

Family Law

Ill. Auto Dealer Sues Doc in Rare Tort Claim Over Wife’s Alleged Affair

Trademark Law

Super (Hot) Dog (Trademark) Fight Breaks Out in Court

U.S. Supreme Court

School’s Strip Search of Girl Illegal, High Court Rules

Rule of Law

Russian High Court Overturns Acquittals in Politically Charged Case of Slain Journalist

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