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Afternoon Briefs: DOJ will probe Louisville, Kentucky, police; Coca-Cola reviews outside counsel diversity policy

U.S. Supreme Court

Detainee’s quest for information on secret CIA interrogation site will get Supreme Court review

U.S. Supreme Court

Does First Amendment bar public bodies from censuring members for critical speech? Supreme Court will decide

U.S. Supreme Court

Can California ban state-funded travel to LGBTQ-discriminating states? 2 SCOTUS justices dissent to cert denial

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS will consider Second Amendment right to carry a gun outside the home

Asked and Answered

The pandemic brought this lawyer to legal commentary, and the work includes sponsorship deals

Real Estate & Property Law

Washington is first state to give right-to-counsel protections to these litigants

Career & Practice

How should the legal profession navigate a post-COVID-19 world? ABA group has recommendations

Bar Exam

Data shows increase in both first-time and 2-year bar exam pass rates

Pro Bono

ABA calls on volunteers to help with ProBAR video project

U.S. Supreme Court

Ruling in payday loan case, Supreme Court curbs ability of FTC to obtain restitution

Practice Management

NALP executive director talks empowering careers, recruiting and professional development

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Coca-Cola GC leaves after 8 months; wrongly jailed man challenges $4K bill for confinement

Law in Popular Culture

A look at HBO Max’s ‘Q: Into the Storm,’ QAnon, conspiracies and sovereign citizens

Law Firms

Which firms top the Am Law 100? And how much did their revenue grow?

Supreme Court Report

SCOTUS case on disclosure of nonprofit donor names raises First Amendment questions

U.S. Supreme Court

Juvenile can get life without parole for murder without finding of permanent incorrigibility, Supreme Court rules

U.S. Supreme Court

3 Democratic lawmakers call on Barrett to recuse herself in donor disclosure case

Law Firms

Former BigLaw operations manager pleads guilty to using law firm credit card for personal purchases

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: ABA Journal Board of Editors selects next leader; associate hiring drops during pandemic

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