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Fifth Amendment

Landlords can pursue takings suit stemming from COVID-19 eviction moratorium, Federal Circuit rules

Law Firms

Holland & Knight loses about half its Philadelphia lawyers to this firm

Criminal Justice

Lawyer caught on prison video is accused of smuggling contraband into jail

Death Penalty

Death-penalty case was epitome of ‘extreme judicial malfunction,’ 6th Circuit says

Labor & Employment

When does DEI training discriminate against white people? Courts will decide

Family Law

Guardians ad litem have absolute immunity in suit alleging wrongful conduct, appeals court says

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Neil Gorsuch says Americans getting ‘thwacked’ by too many laws

Antitrust Law

Federal judge who ruled against Google is ‘taken aback’ by its efforts to avoid paper trail

Antitrust Law

Google monopoly ruling shows 19th-century law can police Big Tech

Lawyer Pay

BigLaw bonus leader makes announcement that will please associates

Law Firms

Former counsel sues BigLaw firm for alleged disability discrimination

Family Law

The issues of no-fault divorce, a target of JD Vance and conservatives

Technology

How is AI affecting courts and law practice? ABA task force report has answers

Religious Law

1st Circuit rules against Satanic Temple in challenge to city council snub

Second Amendment

Assault weapons that are ‘disproportionate to the need for self-defense’ can be banned, 4th Circuit says

Access to Justice

Rule change to allow paraprofessionals to offer limited legal services proposed by top Texas court

Law in Popular Culture

4th Circuit upholds drug conviction despite use of rap lyrics during trial

Annual Meeting

Anticipating upcoming election, ABA House votes to safeguard Constitution and rule of law

Annual Meeting

Overuse of involuntary civil commitment as approach to homelessness debated by ABA House

Annual Meeting

Victims of sex assault should not have to disclose it when applying for bar admission, House says

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