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First Amendment

Mandatory bar violated lawyer’s association rights, but remedy ‘need not be drastic,’ 9th Circuit says

Law Professors

St. Thomas College of Law reinstates fired tenured professor, will start termination hearings

Education Law

Supreme Court refuses to allow Biden’s student loan repayment plan—for now

Judiciary

Judge must take training after banning law clerk from courthouse and threatening jail time

The Modern Law Library

Legal thriller author David Ellis’ day job? Appellate court justice

Family Law

Divorce attorneys share the most outlandish requests they’ve seen

Tort Law

2nd Circuit cites push notifications to jurors as one reason why Sarah Palin deserves new defamation trial

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Saving American democracy will require constitutional reforms and Supreme Court term limits

Second Amendment

Switchblades are protected by Second Amendment, top Massachusetts court rules

Access to Justice

To address lawyer shortage, Indiana could fund scholarships, approve allied professionals, commission says

Criminal Justice

Judge Cannon tossing Trump’s case raises risk for acting prosecutors

Criminal Justice

Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi is convicted for stealing $15M from clients

Lawyer Pay

Prosecutors and public defenders strike for higher pay in this California county

Law Schools

Interest in law school is up, LSAC tallies show

Law Firms

Joining about 85% of BigLaw firms, WilmerHale adds nonequity partnership tier

Second Amendment

8th Circuit decision is setback for ‘constitutional sheriffs’ movement, says gun-safety group

Judiciary

Judge who displayed Confederate-flag statue should be removed, judicial conduct commission says

Second Amendment

Federal court upholds Maryland training, background checks for handguns

Law Firms

Law firms had strong financial performance in first half of 2024, survey says

Law Firms

Willkie adds 5 partners, 6 associates from this BigLaw firm, adding to growing Chicago office

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