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Judiciary

Armed man accused of threatening Kavanaugh is arrested near justice’s home

Prosecutors

Progressive San Francisco DA is recalled; he notes big spending by ‘right-wing billionaires’

The Modern Law Library

Do you have what it takes to make esports your practice niche?

Lawyer Pay

Lawyer David Boies bills $1,950 per hour, court filing says

Ethics

Law firm partners accused of ethics violations for ‘anti-competitive’ employment contracts

Ethics

Former BigLaw partner is suspended for seeking double reimbursement for wine expense

Trials & Litigation

Backlash follows lawyer’s recorded celebratory comments about how he won his case

Mind Your Business

Business fundamentals attorneys need to run a firm

Criminal Justice

Former elections GC pleads guilty to charges stemming from wrestling job seekers

Labor & Employment

Federal appeals court makes it easier to assert job bias claims over job transfer requests

Obituaries

Law dean known for encouraging creative thinking around diversity in legal ed dies at conference

Legal Education

After repeat failures to meet bar pass standard, ABA gives Cooley Law School extension

Criminal Justice

Old allegations that county attorney cannibalized children are a ‘pack of lies,’ he says

U.S. Supreme Court

Kagan joins majority as Supreme Court allows state to recoup Medicaid costs from injury settlement

Criminal Justice

Former judge is killed at his home; suspect, a former defendant, said to have other targets

Lawyer Wellness

New research examines attorneys’ sense of work value and health

Judiciary

Appeals judge accused of excessive delays agrees to retire

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Michael Avenatti sentenced in money theft of Stormy Daniels; Reagan shooter released without restrictions

Law Schools

Georgetown Law retains incoming scholar despite his ‘lesser Black woman’ tweet

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court backlog is the largest in percentage terms since at least 1950

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