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Law in Popular Culture

Crime drama film ‘Rush’ and the pitfalls of undercover addiction

Judiciary

Federal appeals judge advises colleagues to think carefully before hiring Yale Law School protesters

Access to Justice

Florida Supreme Court rejects bar committee’s reform proposals, asks for alternatives

Supreme Court Nominations

Supreme Court nominee Jackson explains how she views judging, why her opinions are long

Supreme Court Nominations

Hawley says he wants answers on SCOTUS nominee Jackson’s below-guidelines sentences

Supreme Court Nominations

As Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination hearing kicks off, senators spar over ‘new game’ in hearings

Legal Technology

JusticeText wins pitch competition at SXSW

Practice Technology

Top state court grants reprieve to lawyer who flubbed electronic filing in 2020 after his secretary quit

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas is hospitalized with an infection; spokeswoman says he doesn’t have COVID-19

Supreme Court Nominations

McConnell says SCOTUS nominee is backed by ‘soft-on-crime brigade’; Republicans plan to question her sentencing

Supreme Court Nominations

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gets ‘well qualified’ rating for SCOTUS by unanimous ABA committee

Supreme Court Nominations

Supreme Court nominee Jackson rarely ruled for plaintiffs in bias cases

Law in Popular Culture

Book by Anita Hill is among 29 finalists for ABA Silver Gavel Awards

Judiciary

Ex-law clerk accuses federal judge of pregnancy bias in House testimony; judiciary group backs changes

Education Law

Chapman University professor files infringement suit to learn which students posted exam questions online

Tort Law

Snapchat may be liable for speed filter used by teen before crash, Georgia Supreme Court says

Law Schools

Alumnus gives law school $15M for full-tuition scholarships

Criminal Justice

County attorney takes responsibility for 180 botched cases after first blaming her staff

Ethics

Lawyer disbarred for submitting more than $14K in false expense reports to firm he co-founded

Criminal Justice

Congressional candidate, lawyer are among those allegedly harassed in US by agents acting for China

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