Posted On: May 21, 2010 by David Badertscher

ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter

Top Ten Stories for Week Ending May 21, 2010.

Legal Ethics
Law Firm Partner Accused of Putting Camera Under Employee's Desk
May 17, 2010 6:42 am CDT

Plus:
Lawyer's C-Word Invective Spurs Criminal, Ethics Charges by Animal Rights Group
Lawyer Suspended Over DUI Arrests and Secret Sex Tapes
$9M Malpractice Suit Sparks Finger-Pointing Among Multiple BigLaw Firms
Business of Law
Kirkland & Ellis Is to Represent BP in Big-Ticket Oil Spill Litigation
May 18, 2010 4:22 pm CDT

Law Professors
Law Prof Decries 'Beauty Bias' and Killer Shoes, Suggests Legal Remedies for the Former
May 20, 2010 8:44 am CDT

Plus:
Study Finds 'Unattractive Harshness Effect' for Uglier Defendants
Careers
Have JD, Now What? Many Law Grads Get Jobs, But Not Dream Careers
May 20, 2010 1:46 pm CDT

Business of Law
Ex-Law Partner Secreted Assets from Tennis Star Jimmy Connors, Suit Contends
May 18, 2010 12:04 pm CDT

National Security
Lawyer Catches ID Mixup Missed By 'Incredibly Bored' Screener at LaGuardia
May 18, 2010 3:02 pm CDT

Criminal Justice
Defense Lawyer Holds Possible Record for Most Clients Sentenced to Death
May 18, 2010 10:43 am CDT

U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Says Life Sentence for Juveniles Not Charged with Murder Is Unconstitutional
May 17, 2010 9:21 am CDT

Plus:
Kagan Docs Reveal: Warren Court Criticism, Millionaire Status, Skadden Arps Prep
Attorney General
A New Bybee Memo Surfaces--on Practices Authorized by Ariz. Immigration Law
May 18, 2010 7:10 am CDT

Careers
'Quotable Judge Posner' Is Law Prof's Life Project
May 19, 2010 12:25 pm CDT