With business slow, high-powered firms send new law grads to nonprofits to gain experience

WASHINGTON — If things had gone according to plan, Lindsay Murphy would be a big-city tax lawyer by now. Instead, the recent law school graduate found herself doing legal aid, listening to complaints about raw sewage bubbling up into the bathtubs of a Mississippi Delta housing project.

Biographical information on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Suspect: Parents, both Mass. lawyers, knew he was pot dealer; pipe, scale found in their room

NATICK, Mass. — Two prominent attorneys are under police scrutiny after their son, arrested on charges he was dealing marijuana from home, told investigators his parents knew what he was doing. Police found a small smoking pipe, scale and baggies in their bedroom.

Sotomayor, as first Hispanic justice, could change the Supreme Court’s deliberations over time

WASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor might find it was easier to disarm Republican senators who have one eye on Hispanic voters than to sway Supreme Court justices who have lifetime appointments.

Supreme Court nominess puts on best face, but rough times also help define who she is

NEW YORK — For weeks, Sonya Sotomayor has put on her best face, displaying a pleasant disposition that has somewhat fended off critics of her nomination to become the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.

Human rights scholar Martha Minow to replace Elena Kagan as Harvard Law dean

BOSTON — A human rights scholar and Harvard Law School faculty member since 1981 has been named the school’s new dean.

Winning streak: An $8,283 casino jackpot, then Supreme Court nomination for Sotomayor

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor hit a casino jackpot for more than $8,000 last year.

Sotomayor often spoke about influence of her gender and Latina heritage on her judicial work

WASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor told the Senate on Thursday that the White House never questioned her about cases or issues she might have to decide as a Supreme Court justice, a disclosure gleaned from reams of documents that reveal she has spoken repeatedly about how her gender and Latina heritage affect her judging.

Attorney General Holder encourages law school graduates to make commitment to public service

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder offers this advice for Howard University law school graduates: devote part of your career to public service.

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