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Privilege dilemma over ex-Penn State GC
Two former Penn State administrators have moved to bar testimony from the university's former general counsel at a preliminary hearing on charges stemming from the child sexual abuse scandal involving football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Controversial Schapiro bails out of SEC top job
The head of the US's financial watchdog is to stand down next month, with speculation over her replacement already mounting.
Dewey and retirees tussle over multi-million debt deal
Bankrupt New York law firm wraps up a Thanksgiving gift for its creditors, but retired partners think the deal is a turkey
Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL
The story of a successful campaign for racial equality in the employment practices at the top level of US football -- and the crucial role played by two lawyers
San Francisco orders citizens to get dressed
San Francisco city officials have narrowly voted in favour of a nudity ban in public places, ending a hostile legal dispute with a group of nudists.
Petraeus hires legal big gun for affair probe
Former CIA Director General David Petraeus has hired a renowned Washington DC lawyer to defend him in the multiple investigations of an alleged extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell.
Idiot wind
A judge has ordered a woman caught driving on a pavement to overtake a Cleveland school bus to stand at the same spot and wear a sign inscribed with the word 'idiot'.
Ex-partner guilty of $2.4bn fraud
Former Mayer Brown partner Joseph Collins has been convicted of assisting executives at financial services company Refco to conceal a $2.4 billion fraud.
Record fine for BP in Deepwater disaster fallout
British oil and gas company BP has been stung with the largest criminal fine in US history as part of a $4.5 billion settlement in the fallout from the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Gay rights campaigners target law firms
Lobbyists have successfully encouraged a leading Wisconsin law firm to cease advising pro-marriage campaigners in a move that could see lawyers face increasing public pressure over contentious clients in the US.
Deep pan spam
US pizza chain Papa John's is facing a $250 million class-action law suit after being accused of bombarding customers with illegal text messages.
State drops bar in bid to boost post-storm free advice
An unforeseen casualty of Hurricane Sandy is the long-standing ban on inter-state legal practice in the US, as New York bar authorities have waived restrictions and allowed lawyers from across the country to assist with pro bono advice.
Lewinsky lawyers bag brief in Petraeus fallout
A lawyer from the same firm that represented Monica Lewinsky is to represent Paula Broadwell, the biographer-turned-mistress of former CIA director David Petraeus.
Former partner guilty of Ponzi fraud
A former Nixon Peabody partner was this week facing a potentially long prison stretch after being found guilty of a $20 million Ponzi scheme fraud in California.
Court rejects Chicago law school fraud claims
A judge has dismissed fraud claims against the John Marshall Law School and Chicago-Kent College of Law in the latest rejection of a string of similar actions.
NCAA aware video gamers used students' identities
Lawyers representing US college football and basketball players released documents earlier this week allegedly revealing that a national academic governing body was aware that students' likenesses were used without consent by a video games maker.
Divorce made easy in Atlanta
It's not an expected sight in what used to be known as the 'bible belt' -- a Christian fundamentalist swathe across the US south -- but a Georgia law firm has launched a unique shop-front service to make divorce easier for local clients.
Boost for post-Sandy pro bono effort
Lawyers on the US's Eastern seaboard are rallying to provide pro bono services to those still reeling from the battering of hurricane Sandy, as free legal clinics have been set up in the worst affected states.
Profits shrink as advice demand stagnates
US law firm profits for this year are likely to trail behind 2011's low growth rates, a group of leading analysts forecasts today following the release of tepid third-quarter results.
Law firms ditching BlackBerries
Law firm technology chiefs are ditching their lawyer's BlackBerry devices and supporting the use of personal Apple and Android handsets for firm business.