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Criminal Justice

Doctors question use of ‘excited delirium’ to explain deaths of suspects in police custody

Trusts & Estates

Woman who says she found her father on 23andMe sues after learning of wrongful death settlement

Election Law

Trump asks Supreme Court to keep Jan. 6 trial on hold, citing 2024 election

Criminal Justice

Texas lawyer’s sentence for spiking wife’s drinks with abortion drug was ‘profound injustice,’ she says

Judiciary

Federal judge refuses to order reinstatement of 96-year-old federal appeals judge, her second loss in a week

Law Firms

Schnader Harrison used retirement contributions to fund operations, pay equity partners, suit alleges

Trials & Litigation

Ex-Greenberg Traurig partner’s defamation suit against blogger is ‘replete with unnecessary commentary,’ judge says

Judiciary

Judge resigns after allegedly texting through toddler-death trial

Consumer Law

Snoop Dogg, Master P sue Walmart for allegedly ‘hiding’ their cereal

Ethics

Judge says he misperceived interaction at bar event as flirting, leading him to touch lawyer’s ‘lower hamstring’

Criminal Justice

Special counsel: No charges for Biden in classified documents probe

Criminal Justice

Court-appointed lawyers are victims of stolen check schemes, prosecutors say; 6 people charged

Law Firms

A few partners leave Cravath despite changes that generate more money for superstars

Practice Technology

From Generative AI to Revenue Drivers: Insights from the LawPay and MyCase ‘Legal Industry Report 2024’

Judiciary

Judge faces potential discipline for allowing secretary to work remotely

Election Law

Supreme Court seems poised to keep Trump on the Colorado ballot

Careers

This is the No. 1 reason associates stay at their law firms, new study says

Judiciary

Federal appeals judge, 96, fails to overturn suspension order for refusing to cooperate in fitness probe

Constitutional Law

Did DC Circuit ‘put an asterisk next to’ decision denying Trump immunity? Court keeps case on speedy path but implies limits

Criminal Justice

Ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby convicted of mortgage fraud

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