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Lawyer Pay

2 BigLaw firms flip-flop on associate special bonuses, agreeing to pay market rate

Disability Law

Law grads with past substance-use disorders suffered disability bias in quest for license, DOJ says

U.S. Supreme Court

Judicial Conference declines to refer Justices Thomas, Jackson to DOJ for probes over alleged disclosure issues

Legal Education

Law School Admission Council names its next president and CEO

Judiciary

Federal judge dropped from now-sealed suit over alleged underage drinking at his home

Career & Practice

Lawyer v. Attorney: Are all titles created equal?

Mind Your Business

Launch into 2025 with our Mind Your Business roundup

Military Law

Pentagon’s 9/11 plea deals can proceed, appeals court rules

Verdicts & Settlements

$5M verdict against Trump for defamation and sexual abuse upheld by NY appeals court

Telecommunications Law

6th Circuit strikes down FCC’s net neutrality rules

Privacy Law

Apple agrees to $95M settlement in Siri privacy class-action case

Judiciary

Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer will hear cases with 1st Circuit

First Amendment

First Amendment bars kosher inspector from suing Jewish nonprofit, 9th Circuit says

Ethics

Houston judge should not have received public reprimand, special review court says

Bar Exam

10 ways the bar exam could change in 2025

Labor & Employment

Dartmouth basketball players end historic bid to unionize

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: What can we expect from SCOTUS in 2025?

U.S. Supreme Court

Chief Justice Roberts calls attention to judicial threats in year-end report

Judiciary

Trump’s election sparks fight over judicial retirements, new judgeships

Immigration Law

Microsoft partners with ABA on new pilot project to help asylum-seekers

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