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Ethics

Using N-word at home is not lawyer ethics violation, hearing committee says

Criminal Justice

Cellphone video places Murdaugh at murder scene, says prosecutor in once-prominent lawyer’s trial

Law Firms

Legal services company Axiom opens ‘reimagined law firm’ to directly serve clients, thanks to Arizona approval

Law Firms

‘Routine performance management’ can’t be basis for fired associate’s bias suit, BigLaw firm argues

Constitutional Law

Is debt limit unconstitutional? Answer is yes, some argue, based on the 14th Amendment’s public debt clause

Law Firms

Former Proskauer COO is enjoined from using trade secrets allegedly stolen from firm

Law Firms

Atlanta-based Smith Gambrell’s merger will produce nearly 400-lawyer firm

Antitrust Law

Google has monopoly in digital advertising technology, DOJ antitrust suit claims; are consumers harmed?

The Modern Law Library

From Amanda Knox to Kyle Rittenhouse, lawyer discusses justice and due process in the digital age

Mind Your Business

Anti-discrimination laws are faltering in the face of artificial intelligence; here’s what to do about it

Careers

Law is the most stressful profession, newspaper’s analysis finds

U.S. Supreme Court

New tips surface after Kavanaugh documentary is unveiled at Sundance

Practice Technology

Lawyers seek flexibility when choosing technology, industry report shows

U.S. Supreme Court

$2.1M IRS civil penalty for unreported Swiss bank account merits SCOTUS review, Gorsuch argues

Constitutional Law

DeSantis violated Florida Constitution by suspending prosecutor, but federal court can’t act, judge says

Ethics

Reed Smith asks to drop representation of former Baltimore state’s attorney after judge threatens sanctions

U.S. Supreme Court

Attorney-client privilege case dismissed by Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS justices were questioned but not implicated in Dobbs leak probe; some are concerned about double standard

Criminal Justice

Prosecutors face obstacles in prosecution of Alec Baldwin and armorer for cinematographer’s death

Law in Popular Culture

‘Tulsa King’ and a look at organized crime

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