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CEO, Esq. Why lawyers are being asked to

lead some of the nation's largest

corporations.

By Mark Curriden

36

Aggressive Justice Judges have slammed federal

prosecutors for going overboard.

Now the Justice Department is

stepping in?to police itself.

By Anna S to I ley Persky

42

He Tries Men's Soles

"Tracker" Joel Hardin claims he

can tell the story of a crime from a

footprint. But defense lawyers say he's stepping outside the bounds

of evidence.

By Mark Hansen

48

A Man of Moderation The last justice of the "greatest

generation," gentlemanly John Paul Stevens says farewell.

By Stephanie Francis Ward

Note: In order to accommodate

coverage of the retirement of Justice

Stevens, the ABA Connection feature

does not appear in this edition. It will

return in June.

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VOLUME 95

DEPARTMENTS

7 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Economics factor into ABA's federal

governmental advocacy efforts.

9 OPENING STATEMENTS Bar exam? There's an app for that.

3L behind the blog First One @ One First is at the head of the line.

Spoofing technologies draw leg islative backlash.

Newest protected class: caregivers.

Digital technologies spur alterna

tive-to-copyright movement.

Six-figure debt or six-figure start

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14 THE NATIONAL PULSE Court OKs voting for felons, sets

up circuit conflicts. Once again, Illinois high court flips

med-mal limits.

18 SUPREME COURT REPORT Court passes on the fate of Chinese

Muslims remaining at Gitmo.

20 LITIGATION The problem with greed is more than a matter of asking for too much.

22 ETHICS Ethics may require challenges to

Alzheimer's-impaired lawyers.

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24 BUSINESS OF LAW Former leader of the DIY low

cost legal services field goes into

bankruptcy, giving way to online

providers?who face other challenges. Law blogs more attuned to search

engine optimization than legal news

come in for criticism.

Google phasing out support of

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Old-school social networking?by

way of public speaking, face-to-face

interaction?remains rainmaking tool.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

is on the cutting edge of federal government work-at-home initiatives.

Robots as the new liability frontier.

65 YOUR ABA ABA book goes back 5,000

years in search of the first lawyer. Association urges Congress to

strengthen laws curbing gender based wage discrimination.

72 PRECEDENTS U.S. Supreme Court issues ruling on restrictive housing covenants.

This month Hear experts discuss Stevens' successor

and read additional coverage

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