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She made an artwork that excluded men; a man sued for discrimination

At the Ladies Lounge of Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art on the island of Tasmania, only one man is allowed inside: a butler, who serves the women, according to Kirsha Kaechele, the American artist who designed the lounge. On Tuesday, one of those excluded men argued before an Australian tribunal that the lounge violated anti-discrimination laws by keeping him and the rest of his gender out.



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Special counsel will appeal dismissal of classified documents case against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith has formally filed notice that he will appeal a Florida judge’s decision to dismiss Donald Trump’s 40-count indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them.



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Florida becomes 21st jurisdiction to commit to NextGen exam

Florida will adopt the NextGen bar exam starting in July 2028, becoming the 21st jurisdiction to use the new exam focused on assessing skills new attorneys need. The Florida Supreme Court approved the switch on Thursday.



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ABA asks lawyers with disabilities to 'put themselves on the map’ and #BeCounted

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, the ABA Commission on Disability Rights has launched the #BeCounted campaign.



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He’s Got Jokes: Former insurance litigator spent decades juggling work, family and cartooning

“I could write and I had analytical abilities, so I thought law school would be a good idea,” Philip Witte says. “I can’t say it was a pleasant experience, though.” It definitely was not as pleasant as sitting in an artist’s studio dreaming of cartoons.



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Attorney with 'cognitive impairment' entitled to disability pay, court says

An insurance company improperly denied a Minnesota trademark attorney her long-term disability benefits, a federal court has ruled.



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Satan Goes to Court: Lawyers recall bizarre medical malpractice case

In 1991, personal injury lawyers Zachary Bravos and Todd Smith took on the strangest medical malpractice case of their careers—a case that led them to tales of satanic cults, child abuse and cannibalism.



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Minnesota's age restriction to carry handguns is unconstitutional, 8th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Minnesota’s ban preventing residents ages 18 to 20 from carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional, upholding a district-court decision that said the Second Amendment right to bear arms should apply to all adults in the state.



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New Jersey senator convicted of 16 felonies in corruption trial

Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted Tuesday of taking bribes from three businessmen who showered him and his wife with cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz, an extravagant bounty for his help securing deals with foreign officials and trying to derail several criminal investigations in New Jersey. Menendez vowed to appeal, and legal experts say he could be helped by the Supreme Court’s rulings in recent years narrowing the scope of federal bribery laws.



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Wife of Trump's VP pick, who clerked for Roberts and Kavanaugh, leaves her firm

Usha Vance most recently worked as a litigator at law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson in its San Francisco and D.C. offices. Her work focused on fields including higher education, local government, entertainment and technology, according to an archived version of her professional biography, which has now been taken down. She previously clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh while he was at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.



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