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Weekly Briefs: Decision overturning skirts-only rule survives; ‘Hurricane Carter’ judge dies

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness; Roberts warns of ‘disturbing’ feature of some opinions

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules for Christian businesswoman who won’t make websites for same-sex weddings

Criminal Justice

Lawyer sentenced for hiding brother’s bankruptcy assets in attorney trust account

Ethics

Ex-judge agrees to disbarment after she is accused of stealing money from former Tuskegee Airman

Legal Education

Professor who was one of first to write about the ‘law school scam’  brings Title VII claim

U.S. Supreme Court

Postal worker who quit over Sunday hours gets new chance for religious-bias claim, thanks to Supreme Court

Supreme Court Report

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes her mark during first term on the Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS strikes down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard, University of North Carolina

Law Firms

Crowell may pursue lawsuit for COVID-19 rent break, DC judge says

Ethics

Pro-Trump lawyers deserve sanctions for ‘whole raft’ of baseless election claims, 6th Circuit says

Ethics

Lawyer referred for possible discipline after suing judge who also referred her for discipline

Prosecutors

Prosecutor removed by Florida governor can’t get hearing in federal or state court

Lawyer Pay

BigLaw partner pay has ‘grown unbelievably,’ putting top lawyers ahead of investment bankers

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court OKs state’s corporate consent-to-jurisdiction law, but door is ajar for future challenges

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS overturns ‘true threats’ conviction, working in reference to New York Times v. Sullivan

Practice Technology

Thomson Reuters will acquire legal tech startup Casetext for $650M

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejects ‘independent state legislature’ theory, rules state courts may review congressional maps

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer sues Microsoft for $1.7M, says multiple calls and long waits on hold didn’t fix email cutoff

Second Amendment

Supreme Court’s Bruen decision may have aided Hunter Biden in fight against gun charge

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