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Criminal Justice

Former Baltimore state’s attorney convicted for claiming pandemic hardship to get retirement cash

Juries

Judge denies motion to interview jurors about alleged group chat in trial for murder of law prof

Public Defenders

PD resigns after video is said to show her tearing down posters of Hamas hostages

Trials & Litigation

Monsanto cites judge’s alleged ‘off-the-record’ instruction in bid to overturn $175M Roundup verdict

Practice Management

CS Disco announces partnership with vLex to use law library in case management software

Judiciary

Judge who sanctioned ‘lazy lawyers in glass towers’ was too harsh, 5th Circuit rules for third time

Law Firms

$175M suit accuses BigLaw firm of ‘critical drafting errors’ and ‘sloppy and imprecise’ contract language

Members Who Inspire

Keramet Reiter helps build in-prison education programs in California

Election Law

GOP can put Trump on primary ballot, even if he is ineligible for office, top Minnesota court rules

Bar Exam

Oregon approves alternative to bar exam

Children & the Law

Family members who step in to care for children can get extra support with ABA guidance

Law Firms

Polsinelli defendant ‘vehemently denies’ sex harassment after another ‘strongly denies’ such conduct

Law Firms

Why Cravath has joined ‘two-tier partner wave’

Second Amendment

Ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines likely constitutional, 7th Circuit says

The Modern Law Library

Law grad turns culinary passion into TikTok fame and a brand-new cookbook

Law Firms

In ‘a bold move,’ Milbank announces associates will get raises along with bonuses

Judiciary

‘Plenty of punishment’ judge faces ethics hearing for reversing rape conviction after questioning sentence

Death Penalty

Alabama inmate may be first person to be executed this way

Trials & Litigation

Rejecting ‘extortion layaway’ defense, jurors convict dentist in murder of FSU law prof Dan Markel

Religious Law

Christian student will receive $150K in suit alleging school meditation program included Hindu ritual

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