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SCOTUS Unlikely to Decide Constitutionality of Prop 8

The U.S. Supreme Court will probably not determine whether Proposition 8 is constitutional, a SCOTUS blog author opines.

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Judge Suspended for Disrespect Captured on YouTube

YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California.

YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A West Virginia court has upheld a judicial disciplinary committee’s suspension of a family law judge without pay for the remainder of his term in office, according to the Charleston Gazette.

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Billable Hours System Draws Fire After Lawyer’s Embarrassing Email

A DLA Piper associate’s e-mail stating “that bill shall know no limits,” which surfaced in the course of discovery after the firm sued a client for failing to pay a large bill, has drawn attention to flaws in the billable hour system that law firms use to determine the fees owed by most of their clients.

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