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Constitutional Law

DOJ sues to block Texas abortion law, cites conflict with federal constitutional duties

Personal Lives

Dating app is for lawyers, legal professionals and those who want to meet them

Trials & Litigation

Litigator calls ‘trickery’ allegations ‘ludicrous’ in spat with NFL team’s ex-general counsel

Ethics

Lawyer accused of drawing gun in social distancing tiff should get 9-month suspension, hearing board says

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will resume in-person oral arguments, but the public can’t attend

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS stays execution, agrees to hear request for pastor’s hands-on, out-loud prayer in death chamber

Law in Popular Culture

‘Framing Britney Spears’ examines the singer’s conservatorship

Election Law

Lawsuits challenging new voting restrictions in Texas cite these constitutional protections

Trials & Litigation

John Pierce, lawyer for Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, is planning his return

Criminal Justice

District attorney is accused of offering bribes to prosecutors, suborning perjury

U.S. Supreme Court

Denying disability benefits to Puerto Rico residents violates equal protection rights, ABA amicus brief says

Ethics

Lawyer accused of calling opposing counsel ‘lowlife bottom-feeder’ says term was ‘entirely truthful and accurate’

Ethics

Ethics opinion addresses lawyers’ ‘passive investment’ in firms in jurisdictions allowing alternative business structures

Criminal Justice

How could the DOJ counter Texas abortion restrictions? Law prof suggests prosecution

The Modern Law Library

A tale of love, loss and conservatorships in the Golden Age of Hollywood

Ethics

Agreement giving lawyers ‘sole discretion’ to settle client’s case violates ethics rules, appeals court says

U.S. Supreme Court

Oklahoma drops cert request seeking to limit McGirt tribal decision after favorable state court ruling

Consumer Law

Was your turkey raised by ‘independent family farmers’? Activists increasingly target food claims

Criminal Justice

Lawyer survives shooting after murders of wife and son, announces rehab stay amid law firm accusations

Law Schools

Law school dinged for noncompliance with ABA standard addressing financial conditions

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