A lawyer on trial

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Last week, as prosecutors began playing muffled, obscenity-laced jailhouse recorded calls that are the centerpiece in the case against Washington attorney Charles Daum, a key question emerged: Did Daum's client manipulate him?

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Writers' case spurs fee fight

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For a class of older television writers suing studios, networks and talent agencies for age discrimination, a $70 million settlement reached in 2010 was a happy ending. For the writers' lawyers, though, it was only the opening act in a story line that might seem cliché to some of their clients — a fight over money.

10 years later, a mass appeal

Appellate practitioner Howard Bashman was largely unknown outside Philadelphia when he decided to take the plunge into law blogging in May 2002. Twenty million page views and 10 years later, his blog How Appealing has made Bashman something of a nationwide rock star in the usually staid field of appellate law.

Congressional hearings on JPMorgan hedge fund losses likely, attorneys say

Congress is sure to hold hearings on how and why JPMorgan Chase lost $2 billion in hedge fund trading and what safeguards might prevent it from repeating, including testimony from federal banking regulators and the company's chief executive Jamie Dimon, financial regulation lawyers say.

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The passing of a 1960s political icon; an impressive wonk session; a mother of a call-in show; Chilton's pop culture infotainment; Trisha Hall gives Hope; and a new fellowship at Bingham to foster diversity in this week's column.