Judicial Obscenity?
Poor Judge Alex Kozinski. And pity the poor lawyers in front of him right now in the obscenity case he's...
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Suicide or Prison?
The game of life is hard to play. I'm gonna lose it anyway. The losing card I'll someday lay, So this is...
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New iPhone to Invade Big Law?
Well, yesterday was one of the most anticipated days in the tech world this year: Apple announced the next...
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The Cause of Death up for Sale?
There appears to be trouble a-brewing down in Dixie — in Mississippi, to be precise. And the center of the...
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Walgreens Gets a Bitter Prescription
Walgreens is one of the largest pharmacies in the United States, operating more than 5,000 retail pharmacies...
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A Splitting Difference
Would that all judges were so clever at finding solutions that are fair and simultaneously embarrass the...
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Criminalizing Criticism
Once upon a time, you could express your opinion in the world (at least most of it), and as long as you were...
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Grading Lies
So, you're happily tooling along in law school when your grades show up. And you realize that they aren't so...
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Smoke If You've Got, Boys!
This little story is one all lawyers will love, for it is a practical guarantee of employment. You have to...
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June 2 2008 Legal Blog Roundup
Ah, blogging. It's a form of expression that is dominated by lawyers in many ways. Indeed, many of the most...
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Career Tips for Paralegals and Other Legal Staff
With the economy down, legal staff turnover is expected to decrease, and in this highly competitive...
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Ain't No Sonnenschein When We're Gone
Times are tough in the legal world. It may well be time for most attorneys to update their resumes. Layoffs...
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Stand for Your Rights, Be Evicted
What do you do if you have had a relationship that has gone on for over 80 years but suddenly the other party...
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Grand Theft Indeed
There's a popular game series known as Grand Theft Auto; while popular, it is quite controversial. From...
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Will Marshall, Texas, Lose Its Lawsuit Crown?
The unlikely capital of product liability cases in America is the Eastern District of Texas, centered in...
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House Passes Tax Gift for Trial Lawyers
It's a favorite theme of Republicans: going on about how Democrats favor trial lawyers. Well, they got...
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Is Being a Drunk Cross-Dresser Bad for Your Judicial Career?
It's an age-old question: what do you do to a judge who is caught breaking the law? Does he remain on the...
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Trial Lawyers Itching to Raise Gas Prices
It's been a long time since the bonanza of the tobacco litigation for trial lawyers. In fact, with the recent...
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Child Porn Is Illegal (Again)
Well, the title of this article may be a bit misleading — child pornography has been illegal for a long...
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Scalia's Best Friend Is...Ginsburg?
They seem like a natural pair of enemies. There are hardly two more opposite judicial philosophies than those...
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California Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage
In a sure-to-be-controversial holding, the California Supreme Court has discovered a state constitutional...
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Solicitor General Quits
Paul D. Clement, who is the Solicitor General of the United States, will resign on June 2 of this year,...
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Dann Is (Still) the Man — For Now
We told you a little bit ago about Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, who turned the AG's office into something...
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Fen Phen Settlement Is Not Your Piggy Bank
Fen Phen, the infamous diet drug, has made many a lawyer's fortune, at least for the litigators among us. I...
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May 12 2008 Legal Blog Roundup
Legal blogs have changed many things. Indeed, they are growing more and more important in the legal industry...
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Pro Bono Can Be Controversial
You may or may not have heard the news from Iraq about the detainee from Guantanamo Bay who was released, then...
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When You Run Over a Dog, Don't Sue the Owner
There are times and places to sue someone. For instance, when you get injured at a hospital or someone steals...
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Marriage Amendment Nixes Benefits for Domestic Partners
Many states have passed ''marriage amendments'' which bar same-sex marriages in the states that have passed...
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The repurcussions of ill handling of layoffs affecting Legal Firm of Paul Hastings
Sometimes the practice of law is more a business than a profession. And sometimes that business side, or the...
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Here We Go Again
Recall the dry-cleaning judge? The one who sued his dry cleaners for $54 million over a missing pair of...
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