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Ethics

Former Wisconsin justice accused of ethics violations over 2020 election probe

Death Penalty

Legislature can’t use subpoena to delay execution in shaken-baby case, Texas Supreme Court rules

Lawyer Pay

Where have all the lawyers gone? 25% are in these 2 states with higher pay than $176K average

Bar Exam

Teen who enrolled in law school at age 13 becomes youngest person to pass California bar exam

Education Law

Is racism against whites ‘edgy and exciting’? Potential SCOTUS pick pens dissent supporting bullied student

Constitutional Law

Can Trump constitutionally install his nominees with recess appointments? Would Scalia be ‘aghast’?

Attorney General

House speaker moves to block Senate Judiciary Committee from seeing Gaetz ethics report

Intellectual Property Law

How Nintendo’s IP lawyers are fighting back against ‘Pokémon With Guns’

Practice Management

Court reporting and the evolution of legal support

Executive Branch

Trump picks his personal lawyers for powerful DOJ posts

Attorney General

Gaetz’s AG nomination could face ‘steep’ climb, senators warn

Ethics

Did ethics case constitute ‘crying in baseball’? Kansas supremes debate discipline as ‘sword’

Law Firms

Miles & Stockbridge will merge with 30-lawyer firm

Federal Government

Gaetz resigned days before ethics investigation report expected

Trials & Litigation

Judge recuses from Arizona case over his email denouncing attacks on Harris

Attorney General

Trump nominates Rep. Matt Gaetz, outspoken ally, as attorney general

Antitrust Law

FTC antitrust case against Meta can move to trial, court rules

Judiciary

Biden faces shrinking window for judicial nominations

Legal Education

Aspiring law students could skip standardized admissions testing under new ABA variance

Criminal Justice

Trial gets underway for alleged hit man accused of shooting attorney for litigant friend

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