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Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Hip-hop star seeks new trial over lawyer’s alleged use of artificial intelligence to draft closing argument

U.S. Supreme Court

Ethics code is ‘a good idea’ for Supreme Court, Justice Barrett says

Law Firms

Citing its ‘value system,’ Davis Polk rescinds 3 job offers over groups’ anti-Israel statements

Criminal Justice

Lawyer wants to be jailed with client until long-awaited competency exam takes place

What's on the Shelf?

Long-lost trial transcript answers many questions about ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson and baseball’s ‘Black Sox Scandal’

Legal Rebels Podcast

How generative AI is already changing contract review

Careers

Race, ethnicity, parents’ education level produce differing job outcomes for class of 2022 law grads

Privacy Law

Standing by in case of ‘dystopian problems,’ court allows use of keyword search data to find suspects

U.S. Supreme Court

For second time, Supreme Court temporarily allows ‘ghost gun’ regulations

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

vLex releases new generative AI legal assistant

Immigration Law

Migrant family-separation settlement provides path to asylum, 8-year ban on Trump-era policy

Diversity

ABA’s Equity Summit shines light on DEI issues in legal profession

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS will hear ‘backdoor censorship’ case of council member arrested for placing document in binder

Pro Bono

Members can support dozens of programs during 2023 ABA Giving Day

Judiciary

Meet Tanya Chutkan, the judge who won’t allow Trump to call special counsel ‘deranged’

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court adds second case challenging agency power that will allow Justice Jackson to participate

Law Firms

Quinn Emanuel announces special fall bonuses after ‘fabulous year’

Judiciary

Bankruptcy judge resigns after ethics complaint alleges undisclosed ‘intimate relationship’ with lawyer

Judiciary

Speaking at ABA meeting, federal appeals judge, 96, doesn’t address her suspension but mentions opinion pace

Homelessness

California aims to expand mental health treatment with new conservatorship definition of ‘gravely disabled’

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