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Annual Meeting

End use of prisoners for unpaid hard labor, ABA House of Delegates urges

Annual Meeting

US will hold Russians accountable for war crimes in Ukraine, AG Merrick Garland says

Annual Meeting

Plea bargaining principles will create a more ‘fair and just system,’ task force co-chair says

Annual Meeting

ABA president tells House of Delegates to ‘keep moving’ and ‘keep climbing’

Judiciary

Federal judge who said defendant ‘looks like a criminal’ can’t preside in new trial, 6th Circuit says

Judiciary

Criminal court judge, 72, arrested in wife’s shooting death

U.S. Supreme Court

ABA task force recommends ethics and transparency changes for Supreme Court

Judiciary

Federal appeals judge should be suspended for failing to cooperate in mental fitness probe, report says

Law Firms

Shrinking midsize law firm announces it is closing after nearly 90-year run

Ethics

Was slap that left mark child abuse? Suspended judge who sought to hide son’s act didn’t think so

Criminal Justice

‘Very, very wise and learned counsel’ defense will be key in Trump’s election trial, his lawyer says

Verdicts & Settlements

Huge $266.7M legal fee approved in $1B Dell settlement; which law firms will benefit?

Constitutional Law

9th Circuit dissenters take aim at state-created danger doctrine

Annual Meeting

2023 Margaret Brent Award honorees serve as ‘role models for all women’

Judiciary

‘Presidents are not kings’ judge will oversee Trump election-subversion case

Lawyer Pay

Talent wars led to record-high salaries for class of 2022 law grads, new NALP report says

Verdicts & Settlements

Biotech company settles suit claiming unauthorized use of Henrietta Lacks’ regenerative cells

Ethics

Trump’s election-subversion co-conspirators included DOJ official, 4 other lawyers, indictment says

Layoffs

BigLaw firm confirms ‘small number’ of layoffs, pushes back start dates for some associates

Annual Meeting

ABA members convene in Denver for 2023 annual meeting

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