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Criminal Justice

Virginia project hopes inmates recognize cold-case victims on playing cards and offer information

Ethics

Lawyer faces 5-month suspension for lying about capital contribution to law firm

Practice Management

Why it helps to have some clients

Health Law

2 top state courts issue conflicting rulings over abortion restrictions

Law Schools

Columbia tops list of law schools that cost more than $100K per year

Judiciary

Courthouse made excuses for ‘creepy’ behavior from judge accused of sexual harassment, former intern says

Legal Writing

‘Bad People Like Him’: An interview with master negotiator and former governor Bill Richardson

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Legal sector gains 34,700 jobs in a year; judge unseals Trump search warrant

Ethics

Judge accused of bullying behavior and demeaning comments gets suspension

Ethics

Lawyers can hold cryptocurrency in escrow for clients, with safeguards, state ethics opinion says

Internet Law

Mom is charged with aiding daughter’s illegal abortion after prosecution obtains Facebook messages

Attorney General

DOJ files motion to unseal warrant, property receipt relating to search of Trump’s home

Law Firms

Law firm profitability continues to decline as M&A work slows, Thomson Reuters report says

Court Security

Judge who signed Trump search warrant is targeted; critics seek ‘judgment of God’

Ethics

Federal judge sanctions Cooley lawyer for ‘hubris and disregard of procedural rules’

Law in Popular Culture

‘Suits’ and the difference between federal and state court

Immigration Law

Biden administration ends ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy waits for asylum-seekers after judge lifts injunction

Fourth Amendment

Chalking tires is unconstitutional, federal judge rules, but plaintiffs won’t get traffic-ticket refunds as damages

Law Firms

Boies Schiller and Hausfeld will get big chunk of $626.6M in legal fees in insurance antitrust case

Constitutional Law

DC Circuit rules against Trump on tax returns, says subjecting ex-president to laws is not ‘bug’ in system

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