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Weekly Briefs: Fired reporter drops Dechert suit; Hunter Biden’s lawyer resigns

Indigent Defense

Federal judge orders release of county’s unrepresented defendants, says problem is ‘complete tragedy’

Tax Law

Lawyer’s timeshare-donation tax shelter was ‘more of a bogus tax scheme,’ 9th Circuit says

Law Firms

Anderson Kill’s former CFO sues for alleged disability discrimination

LGBTQ Legal Issues

Law banning transgender students from female sports likely unconstitutional, 9th Circuit says

Careers

Meet Kenneth Chesebro, ‘the brains’ behind Trump’s fake elector scheme

Privacy Law

Lawyer’s quest for warrant requirement for border cellphone searches rebuffed by 5th Circuit

Judiciary

Appeals judge kicked off bench; ‘the judiciary has no place for dishonest persons,’ top state court says

Health Law

5th Circuit faults FDA for expanding access to abortion drug; next move is up to SCOTUS

Judiciary

Judge assigned to Trump’s criminal case in Georgia once worked for DA

Obituaries

Former ABA President Philip S. Anderson dies at 88

Legal Rebels Podcast

Changing the culture at law firms to promote wellness and mental well-being

Legal Education

Professors, administrators and counsel applaud proposed ABA standard on academic freedom

Trials & Litigation

Objection to ACLU ‘mission drift’ led to ouster of Florida board members, suit says

Judiciary

Black lawyer alleges he was wearing handcuffs as judge pressed him to settle or produce documents

Religious Law

Religious act may protect Jehovah’s Witness who refused psychiatric meds before trial, 5th Circuit says

Criminal Justice

Georgia indictment bolstered by broad state law on racketeering

Election Law

These lawyers are charged along with Trump in Georgia RICO indictment; is ‘partisan shift’ to blame?

Ethics

Referee faults Florida Bar probe of lawyer accused of improperly soliciting hurricane clients

Trials & Litigation

Spanking gesture was directed at male deputy DA, not female prosecutor, defense lawyer says

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