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U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor argues Texas court defied SCOTUS ruling in ineffective counsel case

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules against immigrants seeking bond hearings and injunctive relief

Diversity

In what may be a first, study publishes empirical data about Black law students’ race and ethnicity

Ethics

Rudy Giuliani faces ethics charges in DC over failed election arguments

Careers

Lawyer population is up 6.6% in 10 years; percentage of Black lawyers remains the same, new ABA survey says

U.S. Supreme Court

These 3 Supreme Court justices each earned more than $100K from book projects last year

Insurance Law

GEICO can’t relitigate $5.2M award for car-sex STD after refusing to defend car owner, appeals court rules

Law in Popular Culture

Are driverless car searches constitutional?

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Fish definition includes bees, court says; judge decries ‘fair-weather originalism’

Disability Law

Private companies in Oregon jails must follow state anti-bias law, top state court rules

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS allows counting of mail-in ballots in undated envelopes

Lawyer Pay

The gap between the highest- and lowest-paid BigLaw partners is expanding

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court is more conservative than most Americans, surveys show

Careers

Lawyer is happier and better paid after quitting her job to become a pet psychic

Ethics

Federal judge sanctions lawyer with history of excuses, says ER claim was ‘a lie from the beginning’

Mergers & Acquisitions

LawPay’s parent company acquires practice management software platform MyCase

Criminal Justice

Court is closed for extermination after cockroach release during protesters’ arraignment

Law Firms

Stroock is in a ‘precarious position’ after loss of bankruptcy group; is a merger needed?

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court protects Border Patrol agents from constitutional claims; dissent hits ‘drive-by’ immunity

Legal Education

Former Georgetown Law scholar who tweeted about ‘lesser Black woman’ announces new job

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