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U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Jackson has dominated SCOTUS oral arguments, statistics show

Fifth Amendment

6th Circuit rules against county that seized homes for unpaid taxes, didn’t refund the surplus value

Criminal Justice

DOJ report explains why jailhouse informant program violated defendants’ constitutional rights

Law Firms

Dechert was ‘willfully blind’ to partner accused of conspiring to hack opponent’s emails, RICO suit says

Ethics

Lawyer who hinted about accused priest is sanctioned $400K for violating protective order

Careers

Health justice lawyer is among 25 recipients of MacArthur ‘genius grants’

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Another BigLaw merger; SCOTUS is ‘more of an advocacy group,’ Biden says

Law Schools

Yale Law School touts dedication to a ‘vibrant intellectual environment’ after complaints of cancel culture

Constitutional Law

Jan. 6 committee’s subpoena of Trump is ‘on a tight time frame’

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s ‘narrow, technical’ request in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case

Law Firms

Fired female associate at Kirkland alleges biased treatment by ‘discriminatory cadre’ in IP group

Law Schools

Is forever really forever? Question may be answered in lawsuit over UC Hastings name change

Trials & Litigation

Boies Schiller hopes to use radio, social media to inform clients it is withdrawing from Chiquita litigation

Verdicts & Settlements

Can Infowars host Alex Jones pay nearly $965M verdict for Sandy Hook lies? He spent $80K to get to trial, bankruptcy filings show

Criminal Justice

Fired BigLaw partner harassed colleagues, causing one to sleep with loaded gun, prosecutors say

Practice Management

For a successful law practice, know your humans

Verdicts & Settlements

Past PACER users would each get at least $350 in refunds under lawsuit settlement

Constitutional Law

Disability law ‘tester’ can sue hotel, despite no intentions of staying there, 1st Circuit rules

The Modern Law Library

Author and lawyer Scott Turow made generational leap for new legal thriller

Criminal Justice

Charges are dropped against Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ podcast fame after further DNA tests

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