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Trials & Litigation

5 takeaways from the big new filing on Trump’s 2020 election plot

Supreme Court Report

Supreme Court’s sleepy-looking docket leaves room for potentially bigger cases to come

Ethics

Well-known fathers’ rights lawyer suspended over unreasonable fees; lawyer staffing cited

Lawyer Pay

About half of surveyed lawyers are satisfied with their law firm compensation, survey finds

Law Firms

Judge allows malicious prosecution claim in attorney’s countersuit against McElroy Deutsch

Antitrust Law

FTC can proceed with its antitrust claims against Amazon, judge rules

Natural Disasters

After Hurricane Helene, court deadlines extended, misconduct hotline activated

Lawyer Wellness

Hazed and abused, some lawyers see bullying as part of job while others leave, new study says

Judiciary

Judge who oversaw handcuffing of sleepy teen on field trip now hearing these cases

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Will the Supreme Court have a role in the presidential election as it enters a new term?

Ethics

Arkansas justices refer each other for discipline in FOIA tiff

Bar Exam

California plan to move bar exam to Kaplan sent back to state supreme court

Trials & Litigation

Judge tosses lawyer’s dueling lawsuit against Willkie partner in spat over New York Post story

Law Firms

Longtime Boston-based law firm will disband after lawyer defections

Judiciary

Judge reassigned after he orders defendant to wear condom and jokes ‘probation’s gonna check’

Law Firms

No conflicts by Sullivan & Cromwell in representation of Samuel Bankman-Fried, report finds

Judiciary

Judge resigns amid Jan. 6 rally probe; ‘I would do it over again’

Technology

‘Robot lawyer’ website DoNotPay settles FTC claims it couldn’t deliver on promises

Associates

Which law firms scored highest in summer associate surveys? And which had memorable events?

Verdicts & Settlements

Lawyer awarded $3.3M after crashing snowmobile into negligently parked Army helicopter

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