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Legal Education

Law school class of 2022 may be ‘most diverse entering class in history,’ LSAC says

Criminal Justice

Lawyer fatally shot by client died a hero, law firm partner says

The Modern Law Library

This lawyer tackled lifelong anxiety to free herself from ‘The Box’

Health Law

‘Major questions’ doctrine applies to presidential authority, 5th Circuit says in federal contractor vaccine case

Ethics

Judge ruled on traffic citations before hearing date to cover for planned absence, ethics complaint alleges

Obituaries

Longtime disability rights advocate Scott LaBarre dies at 54

U.S. Supreme Court

Chief justice temporarily continues Title 42 policy that expelled asylum-seekers based on COVID-19 dangers

Tort Law

Lawyer is convicted in staged slip-and-fall scheme that involved unnecessary surgeries

Election Law

Why the Jan. 6 committee highlights actions of 3 lawyers and an ex-law prof in DOJ referrals against Trump

Tort Law

Damages cap is unconstitutional as applied to woman sexually abused as a child, top state court rules

Legal Education

There are fewer JD students this year and increases in non-JD programs, new ABA data says

LGBTQ Legal Issues

Athletes who challenged transgender-inclusive sports policy are still champions and lack standing, 2nd Circuit rules

Court Security

Congress passes bills to protect judges, remove statue of Dred Scott decision author

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Giuliani committed ethics violation, committee says; Justice Kavanaugh criticized for attending party

In-House Counsel

Most of Twitter’s former legal staff is gone, as is Elon Musk’s personal lawyer Alex Spiro, reports say

Death Penalty

2022 could be called ‘the year of the botched execution,’ new report says

Health Law

Florida governor seeks grand jury to investigate drug companies’ COVID-19 vaccine statements

Immigration Law

Texas AG seeks records from immigration nonprofits, seeks funding sources for ‘border invasion’ aid

Law Firms

Sullivan & Cromwell pressured me to file for FTX bankruptcy, crypto exchange’s founder says

Legal Education

Hofstra University law school gets criticism from ABA about faculty diversity

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