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Bryan Garner on Words/Year in Review

Bryan Garner’s 2021 legal writing tips

Year in Review

Check out our 9 favorite Instagram posts from 2021

Judiciary

Judge called staffer a ‘heifer’ and a judge an ‘Uncle Tom,’ according to order removing her from bench

Year in Review

Poll: Which ABA Journal magazine cover from 2021 was your favorite?

Law Firms

BigLaw firm cancels holiday parties after gathering apparently leads to COVID-19 outbreak

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Emmett Till probe closed; Black couple’s suit says appraisal changed with pretend white homeowner

Criminal Justice

Former BigLaw attorney gets jail time for bank robberies

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows abortion providers to sue over Texas law but keeps law intact for now

Constitutional Law

DC Circuit rejects Trump’s bid to keep presidential records from House committee probing Capitol riot

Ethics

Ex-lawyer convicted on espionage charges seeks reinstatement to bar, says her ‘contrition is real’

Law Firms

Lawyer burnout is ‘a real issue’ as demand for legal work outpaces growth in lawyer head count

Judiciary

Alabama judge who criticized death penalty appeals as ‘ceremonial’ is suspended without pay for 90 days

Criminal Justice

Juries without COVID-19-conscious people may be more likely to convict, defense lawyers say

Law in Popular Culture

‘The Practice’ vs. ‘Boston Legal’: How the original stacks up to the spinoff, part 3

Access to Justice

New database tracks gender-based violence sentencing decisions in the Pacific

Judiciary

Judge is accused of wrongly using coercive detention to get misdemeanor defendants to pay fees, costs

Ethics

7th Circuit reprimands lawyer for skipping oral arguments, relying on opposing counsel

U.S. Supreme Court

In final report, SCOTUS commission takes no position on term limits or expanding the Supreme Court

The Modern Law Library/Year in Review

Our favorite pop culture picks in 2021

Law Firms

Cravath, first to announce year-end bonuses, is among the firms matching Davis Polk’s special bonuses

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