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The Modern Law Library

Authors of ‘50 Lessons for Happy Lawyers’ share some top tips

Ethics

Lawyer gets suspension after posting secret nude photos of his then-wife

Careers

Only half of class of 2018 law grads practice in law firms, NALP report finds

Labor & Employment

Top California court will consider employer liability for take-home COVID-19 infections

Annual Meeting

Retiring Supreme Court Justice Breyer will receive ABA Medal

Constitutional Law

Litigation over abortion bans begins at state level; judges block laws in 5 states

Practice Technology

Easy e-filing: Services designed to help attorneys file documents accurately and correctly

Law in Popular Culture

How to manage client expectations with help from the film ‘Michael Clayton’

U.S. Supreme Court

Biden doesn’t support Supreme Court expansion, press secretary says

U.S. Supreme Court

In unusual lineup, SCOTUS rules for pro se prisoner who sought lower sentence under First Step Act

Copyright Law

New legal tech aims to bolster IP law firms’ copyright infringement claims

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules for praying football coach, drops Lemon test

Law Firms

Winning SCOTUS litigators say Kirkland gave them a choice: Abandon gun clients or leave

Asked and Answered

Think you won’t pass the July bar exam? So did many others, but they did, say lawyers

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Transgender students would be covered by Title IX; lawyer’s contempt conviction upheld

Constitutional Law

States can’t restrict abortions outside their borders, ban abortion pills based on FDA disagreement, AG Garland says

Bar Associations

ABA supports reproductive choice, opposes prosecution for having an abortion, ABA president says

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade and the right to abortion

Criminal Justice

Feds search home of former DOJ lawyer who tried to help Trump overturn election

U.S. Supreme Court

Miranda violation doesn’t give rise to civil claim for damages, SCOTUS rules

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