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Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS sets a record; CUNY law student goes missing

Law Firms

BigLaw firm will add about 100 lawyers and bolster fintech regulatory expertise through merger

Ethics

Judge sanctions Trump and his lead lawyer nearly $1M for ‘pattern of misuse of the courts’

Ethics

Former judge is disbarred for sexually harassing police officer, court reporter and prosecutor

U.S. Supreme Court

Who leaked Dobbs? SCOTUS investigators don’t know, despite 97 employee interviews and forensic sleuthing

Legal Education

US News extends rankings survey deadline; which law schools will file?

Ethics

Former BigLaw associate gets suspension for inflating time spent on document review project

Copyright Law

Artificial intelligence companies are accused of violating copyrights for artwork and photos

Report from Governmental Affairs

15 ABA advocacy wins of the 117th Congress

Ethics

Judge won’t sanction Texas lawyer for missteps after mistaken disclosure of info about Sandy Hook families

Law Firms

Despite ‘diligent efforts,’ Greenberg Traurig can’t find rapper Ye to inform him it’s dropping him

Law Professors

Law prof stirs controversy with tweet calling Scalia ‘basically a klansman’

Criminal Justice

Security officer shoots armed man outside federal courthouse

Practice Management

How to track and empower diversity and inclusion initiatives in the legal profession

Ethics

Lawyer faces ethics charges after his IT person accesses exiting employee’s personal emails

Juries

Potential juror for Young Thug trial ordered to write 30-page essay after skipping return to court

Legal Rebels Podcast

Should lawyers embrace or fear ChatGPT?

Criminal Justice

Ex-lawyer who claimed wrongs by ‘bar card lynch mob’ charged with stabbing targeted attorney

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will hear case of convicted stalker to decide mental state needed for ‘true threats’ conviction

U.S. Supreme Court

Can the government seize property for unpaid taxes and keep the surplus after selling it? SCOTUS will decide

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