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Cybersecurity

Lawyer thought he was working with feds when he lost retirement savings to scammers

Ethics

Sanction affirmed for lawyer accused of cursing and pushing opposing counsel after ‘tense’ deposition

Law Firms

Former McElroy Deutsch CFO apologizes for ‘terrible decisions’ before getting prison time for embezzlement

Criminal Justice

Shaken-baby murder conviction overturned after defendant offers evidence questioning diagnosis

From the ABA President

Lawyers must act now to save our democracy

Criminal Justice

An exonerated man was ‘50 feet from freedom.’ Then a court stopped him

Tort Law

Customer should have known boneless chicken wings can contain bones, top state court says in tossing suit

Law Firms

Want to nap at work or hop on a Peloton? These law firms have the amenities

U.S. Supreme Court

How term limits for Supreme Court justices—now backed by Biden—could work

Ethics

Take heed before using artificial intelligence, new ABA ethics opinion says

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Kagan calls for a way to enforce Supreme Court ethics code

Annual Meeting

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will speak at ABA Annual Meeting

Practice Technology

Beyond Traditional Tools: Leveraging AI for efficient law practice management

Mind Your Business

7 steps to successful crisis management

First Amendment

Punishing first grader for ‘Black Lives Mater’ drawing violates First Amendment, appeal argues

What's on the Shelf?

Chicago lawyer writes about being GOAT at New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

Judiciary

97-year-old federal appeals judge should be suspended another year for exam refusal, panel says

Supreme Court Report

Supreme Court justices are writing more concurrent opinions to accompany rulings

Legal Education

Class of 2020 moves jobs, has less debt and is concerned about mental health, study says

Practice Technology

How ShareFile helps firms keep pace with changes in law practice

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