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Former BigLaw partner is suspended for seeking double reimbursement for wine expense

A former BigLaw partner has been suspended for asking his law firm and a continuing legal education sponsor to reimburse him more than $1,900 for…

Business fundamentals attorneys need to run a firm

Most people pursuing careers as attorneys enter the legal field because they are motivated by an event that demonstrates the world’s many injustices. And while…

Former judge is killed at his home; suspect, a former defendant, said to have other targets

A former Wisconsin judge found dead from gunshot wounds at his home Friday had once sentenced the suspect in the shooting to six years in…

Weekly Briefs: Michael Avenatti sentenced in theft of Stormy Daniels; Reagan shooter released without restrictions

Lawyer Michael Avenatti gets more prison time Suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for stealing nearly…

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court imposes further restrictions on habeas corpus

Over the last half-century, the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress have significantly restricted the availability of habeas corpus. The Warren Court expanded the ability of…