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Lawyer Pay

Baker McKenzie announces year-end bonuses of up to $115K; it’s ‘nothing but crickets’ for 2022 special bonuses

U.S. Supreme Court

Calls mount for binding SCOTUS ethics code after anti-abortion crusader alleges Hobby Lobby leak

Law in Popular Culture

2022 Gifts for Lawyers Guide: 13 ideas to kick off shopping this Black Friday and Cyber Monday (photo gallery)

Obituaries

Lewis Roca mourns death of ‘passionate lawyer and advocate’ after she is found slain with family

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: 2 suits against Trump are tossed; lawyers jump to BigLaw from virtual firm

Legal Education

ABA Legal Ed council advances proposal to make law school admissions tests optional

Attorney General

Veteran prosecutor is appointed as special counsel to oversee 2 ongoing probes involving Trump

Practice Technology

For mobile data collections, product business manager is ‘looking forward to the needle moving forward’

First Amendment

Federal judge blocks Florida’s ban on ‘woke’ instruction by public universities

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to block 4 executions in 2 days; 1 inmate spared, for now, because of vein issues

Practice Management

What most worries law firm business leaders? Cyberattacks, economy and associate pay, new report says

Criminal Justice

Texas lawyer is accused of spiking wife’s drinks with abortion drug

Second Amendment

Convicted welfare fraudster had no Second Amendment right to own gun, 3rd Circuit says

Bar Exam

Pass rates for first-time bar-takers decrease; are online classes the cause?

Constitutional Law

Trump could conceivably run for president and even govern the US from prison, legal scholars say

Prosecutors

Liberal Philadelphia DA is impeached by Pennsylvania House; what are the allegations?

The Modern Law Library

‘By Hands Now Known’ shines light on cold cases of lynchings and racial violence

Criminal Justice

2 lawyers are disbarred for conspiring to throw Molotov cocktail at empty police car

Law Schools

3 law schools ranked in US News top 10 will no longer participate in its rankings

Immigration Law

Texas governor invokes obscure constitutional provision to repel ‘border invasion;’ judge strikes down Title 42 next day

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