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Bryan Garner’s 2023 legal writing tips

Ethics

Prosecutor accused of sexual relationship with defendant, staging naked photos while she slept

Year in Review

New NextGen bar exam option is gaining steam

Access to Justice

Proposal for licensed paraprofessionals in Texas gains steam with commission support

Election Law

Colorado Supreme Court opinion gives SCOTUS possible avenues to keep Trump on ballot

Law Firms

At least 30 large law firms have announced leadership changes in the past year; is burnout to blame?

The Modern Law Library

How to plan your post-law life

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Law students will gain access to LexisNexis’ generative artificial intelligence platform

Ethics

Response to fake-citations query implicates attorney-client privilege, Michael Cohen’s lawyer says

Year in Review

Chemerinsky: A year of significant developments at the Supreme Court

Lawyer Pay

This BigLaw firm charges nearly $2,500 per hour for top billers’ bankruptcy work

Privacy Law

Suspect has Fifth Amendment right to refuse police demand to disclose cellphone passcode, top state court rules

Judiciary

Justice Thomas told lawmaker 1 or more justices might resign over low pay, raising concern about conservative retirements

Judiciary

Federal judge’s remarks were ‘hardly apolitical,’ GOP lawmaker says in ethics complaint

Criminal Justice

It won’t take long to read apology letters by these 2 lawyers in Georgia election-interference case

Trials & Litigation

What are Giuliani’s next steps after $148M defamation verdict? Can he afford appeal bond?

Year in Review

Check out our 9 favorite Instagram posts from 2023

Year in Review

Poll: Which ABA Journal magazine cover from 2023 was your favorite?

Trials & Litigation

Judge’s apparent dissolution of some Trump companies in civil fraud trial may not stick, experts say

Year in Review

2023 was a record year for Disaster Legal Services program

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