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Legislation & Lobbying

Members will return to Capitol Hill for in-person advocacy during ABA Day

Privacy Law

Lawyer’s suit over disclosure of ABA Journal subscription tossed by federal judge

Law Schools

After ‘disruptive heckling,’ Stanford Law requires free speech session, notes associate dean’s leave

Ethics

86-year-old lawyer caught on video groping multiple clients avoids disbarment

Law in Popular Culture

Alex Murdaugh and whether to testify in your own defense

Careers

Lateral hiring dropped last year, fueled by decline in associate market, NALP report says

Health law

State constitution protects right to abortion to protect life of mother, top Oklahoma court rules

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court sides with deaf student in quest for damages for inadequate education

Law in Popular Culture

ABA announces 30 finalists for 2023 Silver Gavel Awards

Criminal Justice

Selective-prosecution argument in Trump falsified-records case is ‘long shot’ that may still resonate

Juries

Trump motion seeks to block evidence from Georgia special purpose grand jury, disqualify district attorney

Legal Rebels Podcast

How Casetext utilized the latest GPT technology to create an AI legal assistant

Ethics

Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension for trading on information learned as conflicts counsel

Trials & Litigation

Suit by Fox News producer alleges BigLaw lawyers and others pressured her to give evasive testimony

Mind Your Business

Preventive Law: Helping your clients before push comes to shove

Criminal Justice

Georgia lawyer who bragged of shutting down ‘stolen election shenanigans’ is found guilty in Jan. 6 case

Criminal Justice

Former BigLaw attorney pleads guilty to stealing from estate

Trials & Litigation

Federal judge says motion is littered with ‘unnecessary potshots and hyperbole,’ offers chance to refile

Animal Law

Impurr-fect evidence dooms suit over couple’s initial plans to declaw adopted Himalayan kitten

Internet Law

Lawyers kicked off Twitter sue for breach of contract, citing Musk’s amnesty tweet

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