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Litigation lenders bankrolled Tom Girardi despite his apparent 'proclivities' for stealing from clients, suit says



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Judge tosses child porn suit filed by man featured on Nirvana’s 'Nevermind' album cover as a baby



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After several months of gains, legal sector loses 8,900 jobs



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Top St. Louis prosecutor is reprimanded for discovery missteps, misstatements in then-governor’s prosecution

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner was reprimanded Tuesday for her handling of a 2018 investigation into then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens for alleged invasion of privacy.



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Dentons' $32.3M malpractice loss remains intact after top Ohio court declines to hear case

Updated: The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear Dentons’ appeal of a malpractice verdict requiring it to pay $32.3 million to a former corporate client that had to find new lawyers after the law firm was tossed from a patent case.



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Law prof's suit against law school alleges race and gender discrimination, family status bias

A federal lawsuit alleging race, gender and disability discrimination was filed Friday against the University of Michigan and its law school by a law professor who is Black and a single mother.



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Can racially gerrymandered legislature propose constitutional changes? Maybe not, court says

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the state’s racially gerrymandered legislature may not have authority to propose constitutional ballot initiatives that immunize lawmakers from democratic accountability or perpetuate discrimination.



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Judge is suspended after he's accused of pointing AR-15-style rifle at stepson

A Colorado judge has been censured and suspended without pay for 30 days after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge based on an accusation that he pointed an AR-15-style rifle at his stepson.



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FTC suit seeks to stop broker's sales of cellphone data that could be used to track visits to abortion clinics

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against data broker Kochava Inc. on Monday that seeks to block the company’s sales of geolocation data from mobile devices that could be used to track visits to abortion clinics and other sensitive locations.



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Ban on gender-affirming procedures for transgender youths is sex discrimination, 8th Circuit says

A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction blocking Arkansas’ ban on “gender transition procedures” for youths younger than age 18.



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