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White Collar Crime

Leader of hacked ‘Panama Papers’ law firm is one of 28 people acquitted

U.S. Supreme Court

Former presidents have ‘absolute immunity’ for official acts, says SCOTUS in 6-3 decison

Technology

How to create a legal tech budget

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS curbs agency power in ruling that ends Chevron deference; dissent dubs opinion ‘Hubris Squared’

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court upholds ban on sleeping in public, says law does not punish status of homelessness

Professional Development

Can lawyers detach?

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS blocks EPA’s ‘downwind’ air-quality initiative

U.S. Supreme Court

‘Storm clouds loom ahead’ after Supreme Court dismisses abortion dispute, Justice Jackson says

U.S. Supreme Court

SEC defendants are entitled to jury trials, SCOTUS rules in case with ‘broad ramifications’

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

Law Schools

How did Scalia Law respond to seduction complaints against law prof? Lawmaker wants answers

Criminal Justice

Conspirators allegedly tracked juror before leaving $120K cash at her home

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court would allow emergency abortions in Idaho, Bloomberg reports

Lawyer Pay

Is law school worth it? At 33 low-tier schools, median income after student debt is $55K or below

Legal Education

Purdue Global will add full-time JD program, while 2 small California law schools will close

Education Law

Suit filed against Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms

U.S. Supreme Court

5th Circuit ‘glossed over complexities,’ Supreme Court says in refusing to curb US social media contacts

Judiciary

Judge arrested outside nightclub is ousted from bench, partly for jailing litigant

Religious Law

SCOTUS could be next stop after top Oklahoma court rules on state-funded religious school

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