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Expect more lawsuits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, says plaintiffs lawyer

Updated: Tony Buzbee, who has filed multiple sexual assault cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs in the past two weeks, says more than 400 additional victims of the embattled music mogul passed the scrutiny of his staff, and he intends to pick up the pace of lawsuits in the coming weeks.



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Judge is accused of using racial slur, vulgar terms and 'libtard' label for employee offended by his comments

An Ohio judge is facing an ethics complaint alleging that he created an inappropriate office environment, used a racial slur within earshot of a defendant, and referred to a child-rape case in “lewd and vulgar” terms.



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Supreme Court allows Virginia effort to strike possible noncitizen voters

A divided Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for Virginia officials to remove about 1,600 voters from the state’s registration rolls less than one week before the presidential election.



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Inspired by a movie, this attorney then made herself indispensable

An ’80s movie was the unlikely inspiration for one partner who took its message to heart. Erika Gasaway heard the message and adapted it when she became a lawyer: “If you think like a partner, you’ll be a partner.” But it was many years later when that missive would become her reality.



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From behind bars, to passing the bar

Each state sets its own rules for formerly incarcerated people who want to practice law. In Kansas, Mississippi and Texas, for example, no one with a felony can practice law. But even for those who live in less restrictive states, there are other hurdles to overcome.



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4th Circuit strikes down effort to purge suspected noncitizen voters

A federal appeals court on Sunday upheld the ruling of a Virginia judge who struck down an effort from state officials to automatically cancel voter registrations of suspected noncitizens, pointing to a federal law that prohibits states from purging voters 90 days before a presidential election.



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5th Circuit rules ballots that arrive late shouldn't be counted despite postmarks

A federal appeals court Friday ruled invalid a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by then.



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Only 36% of young legal professionals say work has positive impact on mental health, new survey finds

Half of surveyed male lawyers in larger law firms report that work has a positive effect on their mental health, but only 35% of female lawyers feel the same.



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ABA President Bay urges ICE to notify counsel when transferring detainees

In a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ABA President William R. Bay called attention to a “concerning trend” involving transfers of detained people from the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego without the required notice to their attorneys.



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Her teenage son killed himself after talking to a chatbot; now she’s suing

The mother of a 14-year-old boy says Character.AI—the startup behind the personalized chatbot—is responsible for his suicide. In a lawsuit, she alleges that Character.AI recklessly developed its chatbots without proper guardrails or precautions, instead hooking vulnerable children with an addictive product that blurred the lines between reality and fiction.



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