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Obituaries

ABA Board of Governors member who died suddenly was a good lawyer but ‘a better person,’ friends say

Law Libraries

Yale law librarian’s top 10 quotes of the year include 1 by Justice Ginsburg before her death

Cybersecurity

Texas judicial conduct system and Washington bar association grapple with cyberattacks

Attorney General

Deputy attorney general who will replace AG Barr has no prosecution experience

Personal Lives

Father and daughter legal scholars complete successful kidney transplant

Law Schools

New Mexico tosses restriction that prevented parents in law school from receiving child care subsidy

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: At least 86 judges reject election claims; granddaughter of Biden joins BigLaw

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will consider Goldman Sachs case that could limit shareholder suits

Law Firms

Judge freezes assets of winning ‘Erin Brockovich’ law firm after suit alleges stolen settlement funds

Ethics

Disciplinary counsel resigns after filing alleges he is a ‘proud anti-Muslim bigot’

U.S. Supreme Court

9th Circuit wrongly overturned death sentence, Supreme Court rules in summary decision

Mind Your Business

How late-career litigators can reinvent themselves as law firm mentors

U.S. Supreme Court

Was SCOTUS unanimous in tossing Texas’ election suit on standing ground? Alito a cipher

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Prison contraband hidden in footballs; Kamala Harris’ husband gets teaching job

Diversity

Black woman is appointed to lead BigLaw firm as other firms ramp up diversity goals

Law Firms

Law firms mostly fall in line with associate bonus scale; Boies Schiller offers 2 options

Technology

ROSS Intelligence will shut down amid lawsuit from Thomson Reuters

Criminal Justice

Biden’s AG pick will be scrutinized amid probe of his son; will special counsel be appointed?

U.S. Supreme Court

Federal inmate is executed after Supreme Court denies stay; dissent points to hidden evidence

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Trump seeks to intervene in SCOTUS election case; new LA district attorney touts reforms

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