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Weekly Briefs: 2 suits against Trump are tossed; lawyers jump to BigLaw from virtual firm

Legal Education

ABA Legal Ed council advances proposal to make law school admissions tests optional

Attorney General

Veteran prosecutor is appointed as special counsel to oversee 2 ongoing probes involving Trump

Practice Technology

For mobile data collections, product business manager is ‘looking forward to the needle moving forward’

First Amendment

Federal judge blocks Florida’s ban on ‘woke’ instruction by public universities

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to block 4 executions in 2 days; 1 inmate spared, for now, because of vein issues

Practice Management

What most worries law firm business leaders? Cyberattacks, economy and associate pay, new report says

Criminal Justice

Texas lawyer is accused of spiking wife’s drinks with abortion drug

Second Amendment

Convicted welfare fraudster had no Second Amendment right to own gun, 3rd Circuit says

Bar Exam

Pass rates for first-time bar-takers decrease; are online classes the cause?

Constitutional Law

Trump could conceivably run for president and even govern the US from prison, legal scholars say

Prosecutors

Liberal Philadelphia DA is impeached by Pennsylvania House; what are the allegations?

The Modern Law Library

‘By Hands Now Known’ shines light on cold cases of lynchings and racial violence

Criminal Justice

2 lawyers are disbarred for conspiring to throw Molotov cocktail at empty police car

Law Schools

3 law schools ranked in US News top 10 will no longer participate in its rankings

Immigration Law

Texas governor invokes obscure constitutional provision to repel ‘border invasion;’ judge strikes down Title 42 next day

Constitutional Law

Georgia’s six-week abortion ban was unconstitutional when enacted and can’t be enforced, judge rules

Internet Law

Would Twitter get Section 230 immunity in lawsuits filed over fake tweets with blue check marks?

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer who missed deadline to watch son’s professional baseball debut gets no sympathy on appeal

Criminal Justice

Giuliani touts ‘total vindication’ after prosecutors decline to charge him in Ukraine case

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