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U.S. Supreme Court

ABA asks SCOTUS to preserve long-standing attorney-client privilege

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court considers reach of federal fraud law in 2 public corruption cases

Practice Technology

For 2023, which tech tools might help your firm flourish?

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will hear Jack Daniel’s appeal over parody dog toy ‘Bad Spaniels’

Asked and Answered

Worried about the 2023 lawyer jobs market? This legal search consultant has some tips

Immigration Law

Meet the two Texas attorneys behind the Children’s Immigration Law Academy

Constitutional Law

Top Georgia court reinstates six-week abortion ban

Ethics

Ohio lawyer is accused of tossing poop-filled Pringles can into parking lot of victims advocacy center

Immigration Law

Lawyers struggle to make headway with growing immigrant backlog

Education Law

Biden administration extends pause on federal student-loan payments as SCOTUS review is sought

Ethics

Lawyer used deceptive ‘mobile claim center’ to solicit Hurricane Ian clients, Florida Bar alleges

Members Who Inspire

Deborah Ferguson fights to protect ballot initiative process and other rights in Idaho

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court refuses to block release of Trump’s tax returns to House committee

Criminal Justice

Lawyer’s testimony about client’s threat to ‘bust a cap’ in prosecutor warrants reversal, appeals court says

Trials & Litigation

More than $2M in sanctions sought against Gibson Dunn and Facebook

Ross Writing Contest For Legal Short Fiction

Read the 2022 winner of the Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction: ‘Dope Fiend’

Law Firms

Some law firms tie in-person work to bonuses and job retention amid demand slowdown

Ethics

‘We’re just mean people’ excuse fails to persuade Texas court on sanctions

Criminal Justice

Ex-lawyer sentenced for Molotov cocktail toss; she’s ‘a remarkable person who did a terrible thing,’ judge says

Law Schools

More top law schools boycott US News rankings, but some lower-ranked institutions are reluctant to withdraw

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