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Trials & Litigation

Lawyers who released Trump’s ‘dangerous’ fruit deposition should be sanctioned, motion says

Internet Law

All internet service providers in US must block 3 pirate streaming sites, federal judge rules

Constitutional Law

Legal experts fear loss of abortion right could usher in end of same-sex marriage, other rights

First Amendment

First Amendment doesn’t protect fired police officers who criticized department changes, 6th Circuit rules

Contracts

Appeals court voids firm fee imposed on departing lawyers who take clients with them

Trusts & Estates

Florida lawyer lied to hundreds of disabled trust clients, SEC says

Trials & Litigation

Appeals court sides with judge who muted man during remote sentencing

Trials & Litigation

Former Guess executive chairman alleges lawyer extorted him over misconduct allegations

Diversity

Large law firms increase hiring of diverse attorneys, new data shows

U.S. Supreme Court

What does the original Roe v. Wade really say?

U.S. Supreme Court

Alito’s leaked draft opinion shows Supreme Court is likely to strike down Roe v. Wade

Lawyer Pay

Panel attorneys who represent children, indigent adults in New York courts flee low pay

First Amendment

Man who created fake police Facebook page can’t recover damages for his arrest, 6th Circuit says

Bar Associations

7th Circuit upholds Wisconsin’s mandatory bar, says precedent applies until Supreme Court overrules it

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules for group seeking to fly Christian flag at Boston City Hall; Gorsuch takes bite at Lemon

Legal Education

In recently released data, ABA parses out bar passage rates by race, ethnicity and gender

Careers

As associate hiring spiked in 2021, how many new hires left within the first year?

Libel

ACLU lawyers reviewed op-ed that led to Johnny Depp’s defamation claim, its GC testifies

Ethics

Infowars host’s lawyer says the N-word in a dropped-pants comedy routine; should he face discipline?

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS clarifies First Amendment debate over content regulation of signs

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