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Law Firms

Most law firms announcing pay hikes are in this select high-profit club

Ethics

Lawyer for Michael Cohen apparently cited nonexistent cases, judge says; new counsel pointed out problem

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS accepts case on scope of law that could impact Jan. 6 prosecutions, case against Trump

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will consider whether FDA wrongly expanded access to abortion drug mifepristone

Second Amendment

New York can’t ban concealed carry by default on private property open to public, 2nd Circuit says

Legal Rebels Podcast

What were the top legal tech stories of 2023?

Ethics

Gone-fishing lawyer told ethics investigators ‘it’s a matter of priorities and you are not one of them’

Mind Your Business

Now is the time to consider a lawyer exchange

Health Law

Judges can’t expand narrow exception to abortion ban ‘under the guise of interpreting it,’ Texas Supreme Court says

Bar Exam

Meet Peter Park, possibly youngest person to pass California bar

U.S. Supreme Court

Are former presidents ‘above the law’? Acting quickly, special counsel asks SCOTUS for Trump immunity decision

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to consider challenge to conversion-therapy ban; 3 justices would have heard case

Law Firms

K&L Gates reportedly cuts associates in at least 4 cities

Immigration Law

Judge approves settlement banning immigrant family separations at border for 8 years

Law Firms

Shearman partners approved pension cuts before merger; unfunded obligation said to be cut by 50%

U.S. Supreme Court

ACLU represents NRA in this Supreme Court case

Election Law

Federal appeals court narrows federal judge’s gag order in Trump election-interference case

Tort Law

‘Nuclear verdicts’ and ‘litigation tourism’ are partly why these state courts are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ report says

Careers

Legal sector adds 8,400 jobs over 3-month period

Law Firms

Holland & Knight accused of mistakenly sending over $3M to hackers

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