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Complaint to Stop Obama Denied

It's political season, with the Democratic National Convention kicking off in Denver today. Barack Obama and...

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Forging Signatures to Spring Hubby

There are many ways to get someone out of jail. Traditionally, smuggling a file in pie or getting them a...

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Flat-Rate Billing: A New Legal Model

The billable hour has always been here, it seems. And the rates keep climbing, making companies swoon from...

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Lawyer Charged with Domestic Violence over Phone Bill

There's two kinds of reactions to the following story. There are those who heartily support the lawyer, and...

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AALS Sort of Boycotts Hotel

The Association of American Law Schools has announced that they will boycott the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel...

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WilmerHale Slapped Down for Excessive Attorney Fees

Attorneys charge various rates for their services. Out in rural areas, you can see rates as low as $50 an...

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Modern Knights Templar Sue Pope

Lawsuits come in all sorts of odd types. Usually, though, most people accept the concept of a ''statute of...

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Lawyers Going to War

The country of Georgia (as opposed to the Southeastern US state) has been in the news a lot recently. This is...

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Judge Halverson Finally Loses Her Job

Infamous Judge Elizabeth Halverson has finally lost her job via the ballot box. For those who don't know who...

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Legal Layoffs Relatively Few So Far

Much of the time, the legal news seems to be dominated by layoff reports, such as when a large firm like...

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Give Me Liberty or Give Me...Chicken?

There's an old story in the Bible about two brothers named Jacob and Esau — the one where Esau sells his...

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John Edwards Admits He Had Affair

John Edwards, the most famous trial lawyer in America, has finally admitted that persistent rumors regarding...

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Service Might Be a Little Tough

As all lawyers should know, and indeed as everyone should probably know, to sue someone, you have to serve...

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Medellin Finally Executed By Texas

Defying the World Court, Mexico, the Bush Administration, and others, Texas went ahead and executed Jose E....

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It's a Good Idea to Read the Case

One of the most basic duties of a lawyer is to represent his or her client effectively. So, when a Court...

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When Entertaining Goes Wrong

Traditionally, it's the summer associates that mess up. Every summer, there are a few stories that end up...

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Pierce O'Donnell Faces Indictment

For those of you who may not have heard of Pierce O'Donnell, he is widely regarded as one of the nation's...

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Akin Gump Reshuffles

It's been an odd week for Law Firm News, what with Cadwalader's huge layoffs rocking the industry. Now comes...

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DOJ to SCOTUS: Rehear Death Penalty Case

The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to rehear Kennedy v. Louisiana, the case from earlier in...

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Bar Exam Students Rattled...By Earthquake

The bar exam is scary enough, and that goes double when you take a bar with a history of poor pass rates, such...

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Judges Might Toss Your Foreclosure

Imagine your client coming to you with a problem: he is about to be foreclosed upon. What to do? In this era...

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Deans Clash on Rankings Boycott

In the law school world, the US News and World Report law school rankings carry big, big weight. Being in the...

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Qualifications and Responsibilities of a Paralegal

Perhaps you're thinking of becoming a paralegal to embark on a new course into the field of law. Whether...

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Bar Exam Anxiety Spreads

In the United States the final week of July marks another big step in the destiny of many future attorneys. ...

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Assault with a Deadly...Peanut?

In many ways, crime provides some rather interesting stories. But this one is quite unusual, even so.

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Law Suit Against Walmart for not Allowing Monkey with Shopper.

There are plenty of animal companions that provide necessary services. Guide dogs are the most famous, but...

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An Unappealing Mess

Let's say someone approached you to represent him or her in a case and hired you. Further, let's assume that...

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How to Deal With the Bar Exam

It's bar exam week, and so this week we'll cover some of the great posts about the bar exam.

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Texas Defies World Court

One wonders why the World Court bothers. While there are people like Robert Mugabe starving and assassinating...