ABA Journal

Latest News

Mind Your Business

Demographics as destiny: Making the case for law firm diversity and inclusion

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Supreme Court limits patent board’s power; gun-pointing lawyer explains plea

Practice Management

Run your immigration practice with this software

U.S. Supreme Court

Is it a 3-3-3 Supreme Court? Barrett opinion gives Goldman Sachs partial win in class-action case

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court upholds some education benefits for NCAA athletes; will other limits fall?

Immigration Law

Garland vacates DOJ opinions restricting asylum in cases of domestic abuse and gang violence

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: SCOTUS tosses child slavery case; DOJ drops suit and probe over Bolton book

Annual Meeting

Longtime leader in legal ethics and professional responsibility will receive ABA Medal

Bankruptcy Law

Disbarred lawyer can’t discharge debt he owes state bar for client losses, bankruptcy judge says

Law Students

Law student sues school over COVID-19 vaccine and pandemic-related protocols

Associates

More than 270 associates have left New York’s 10 most profitable law firms this year; where did they go?

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules for Catholic foster agency that refuses to place children with same-sex couples

U.S. Supreme Court

Affordable Care Act survives again; states have no standing to challenge individual mandate, SCOTUS rules

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Hate speech mustn’t be normalized, ABA president says; Title IX protects gay and transgender students

Judiciary

Biden’s latest judicial picks include a voting rights lawyer nominated to the 2nd Circuit

Trials & Litigation

Pro se defendant’s grandiose remarks not disqualifying, 4th Circuit says; some trial lawyers are ‘outright narcissists’

Death Penalty

DOJ seeks reinstatement of death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber

Legal Rebels Podcast

A new evidence management tool aims to help public defenders process video and audio

Law Students

What do law students think of remote learning during the pandemic? A new survey sheds light

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Senate confirms Biden appellate judge; how SCOTUS justices supplemented their 2020 income

Read more ...