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Smartmatic and OANN settle lawsuit over 2020 election coverage

The voting technology company Smartmatic agreed Tuesday to settle its lawsuit against the conservative cable television network One America News over its coverage of the 2020 election.



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Law schools examine pedagogy as NextGen bar exam looms

Updated: With the dawn of the NextGen bar exam approaching, some law schools are adjusting curricula to better prepare students for the test’s specific demands.



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SCOTUS seems divided over obstruction charge in Jan. 6 case

The Supreme Court seemed deeply divided Tuesday over a challenge to a federal law that prosecutors used to charge more than 350 people who were part of the pro-Donald Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.



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Major legal AI tool set is expanding its capabilities

On Tuesday, legal technology company vLex announced that it is expanding the Vincent AI platform, offering attorneys access to more than 1 billion documents from around the world to help with contracts, pleadings and motions.



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SCOTUS declines to stay Idaho ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Idaho to broadly enforce a ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, the first time the justices have intervened on the contentious issue of transgender health treatments.



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'Rust' armorer sentenced to 18 months in prison for fatal shooting

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for her role in the fatal shooting of the film’s cinematographer, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a New Mexico district court judge.



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Meet two of Trump's NY trial lawyers, Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles

When Donald Trump appears for his first criminal trial on Monday, he will be flanked by two veteran New York attorneys: Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles.



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Could privacy laws be changing? Here's what's brewing in Congress

Congressional negotiations over data privacy and children’s online safety took a notable step forward this week as House and Senate leaders unveiled bipartisan proposals and started ramping up their consideration of the measures.



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OJ Simpson criminal trial had a lasting impact on popular culture

Americans turned off their soap operas and flipped to Court TV. They developed an unexpected taste for around-the-clock news coverage of the same story, night after night. And before long, they had elevated the non-acting, non-singing goddaughter of a disgraced football player to global superstar. In other words, you can thank, or blame, O.J. Simpson for everything that has happened to television.



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FBI opens criminal investigation into Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore

The FBI has opened a criminal investigation focusing on the massive container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month. The criminal inquiry escalates efforts to determine what occurred leading to the crash and who should be held accountable for the disaster.



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