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FTC can proceed with its antitrust claims against Amazon, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its case that Amazon operates as an illegal monopoly, handing agency chair Lina Khan a preliminary win in her legal campaign to rein in the power of Big Tech companies.



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Hazed and abused, some lawyers see bullying as part of job while others leave, new study says

Bullying experienced by lawyers is causing increased turnover and “a talent drain from the profession,” according to a new Illinois survey and study thought “to be one of the first wide-scale research projects” of its kind in the United States.



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Arkansas justices refer each other for discipline in FOIA tiff

Updated: A Freedom of Information Act request for an Arkansas justice’s emails has led to a tossed lawsuit and a spate of ethics referrals.



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California plan to move bar exam to Kaplan sent back to state supreme court

California’s Committee of Bar Examiners approved launching a propriety bar exam to be created by Kaplan Exam Services for the February administration and will submit updated petitions for the California Supreme Court to reconsider.



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Finding a Pathway: Assisting Native American and Indigenous law students requires confronting the challenges they face

Aspiring Native American lawyers face a host of unique challenges in their journeys to, through and beyond law school, even as law schools and legal associations offer support throughout the pipeline all the way to their first job. Research about Native and Indigenous law students and lawyers uses a variety of criteria, making it hard to compare facts and figures. But all point to the same fact: Native and Indigenous people are underrepresented in the legal profession, starting in law school.



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Formidable Foe: Roberta Kaplan doesn't back down from tough fights

Lawyers who know Roberta Kaplan say they weren’t surprised when she agreed to represent writer E. Jean Carroll in her litigation against former President Donald Trump, even though it meant being the subject of intense media scrutiny. Kaplan, her friends say, isn’t the type of person to be intimidated.



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Money and litigation tangle with recent rules for college athletes' NIL deals

Student-athletes, colleges and private collectives are facing legal complexities in the race to sign up star players with promises of lucrative name, image and likeness agreements.



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Commanding officers no longer determine whether to pursue sexual assault cases in military courts

It used to be that when U.S. military service members were sexually assaulted by other service members, there was one person, their commanding officer, who decided what happened with the allegation. Although the creation of the new Offices of Special Trial Counsel is a welcome change for victims’ advocates, not everyone is happy about it.



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No Small Matter: Even a wrongful misdemeanor conviction can change someone's life forever

An unfortunate case of mistaken identity has had years of repercussions for one man and inspired a group of law students to try to correct what they see as a miscarriage of justice. It was a long shot. Innocence clinics usually don’t work with clients convicted of minor offenses.



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Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add 6 justices

A sweeping bill introduced by a Democratic senator Wednesday would greatly increase the size of the Supreme Court, make it harder for the justices to overturn laws, require justices to undergo audits and remove roadblocks for high court nominations.



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