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Supreme Court Report

Is designer’s refusal to create website for same-sex wedding free speech or illegal discrimination?

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will consider challenge to Biden’s student-debt relief program, puts case on fast track

Criminal Justice

Lawyer and co-defendant behind robocalls with false ballot information are ordered to register voters

Law Firms

Hogan Lovells lawyer says she was fired after defending Dobbs, discussing abortion impact and genocide

Trials & Litigation

Nicotine addiction costs vaping trial lawyer more than $2,100

Layoffs

Citing ‘overcapacity,’ Cooley lays off 150 lawyers and professionals

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: An important week of arguments in the Supreme Court

First Amendment

7th Circuit rejects First Amendment challenge to Indiana fetal-remains law

Ethics

‘You mean we have to feed these people?’ Remark part of judge’s ‘habitual intemperance,’ ethics complaint says

Lawyer Pay

Cravath mostly matches Baker McKenzie bonuses; what about the class of 2015?

Storytelling

‘Show the Brief’: Lawyers can be better communicators by bringing visuals to their briefs

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS legal counsel defends Alito dinner with evangelical couple, says leak report is ‘uncorroborated’

The Modern Law Library

Can change really come from within? These 13 prosecutors think so

Lawyer Pay

Boies Schiller deems its higher bonuses ‘extraordinary’ and ‘extra-extraordinary;’ top amount is $165K

Access to Justice

Georgetown Law launches fellowship program to improve public access to courts through technology

Eighth Amendment

Federal appeals court rules for ex-inmate who sued over longtime solitary confinement

Consumer Law

Mac and cheese isn’t really ready in 3.5 minutes, lawsuit claims

Trials & Litigation

Former Biden judicial pick faces possible sanctions for alleged ‘countless hours wasted’ in bias case

Judiciary

Judge is accused of falsely claiming assault in dispute over bike rental

Law Schools

Which law schools are now boycotting US News rankings? Some say they’re staying in

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