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U.S. Supreme Court

8 Supreme Court justices agree Kentucky AG can intervene to defend restrictive abortion law

LGBTQ Legal Issues

Parents of transgender teen win TRO that blocks Texas from investigating them

Bar Associations

Tennessee lawyer who fits mold of ‘volunteer state’ is winner of ABA ethics award

ABA Techshow

TurnSignl wins ABA Techshow 2022’s Startup Alley competition

Immigration Law

White House should give temporary protected status to Ukrainian refugees and immigrants, ABA president urges

Law Schools

Florida mayor commits $5M in public funds to help open new law school

Judiciary

Alleged Walmart walkouts lead to new ethics charge against ‘distracted’ judge

Privacy Law

Thousands of confidential ethics and juvenile records are published online

Careers

Assistant city attorney who backed Putin on TV is fired, partly for ‘poor fit’

Legal Education

Consumer site Law School Transparency will join Law School Admission Council’s LawHub

Legal Education

Law school recently dinged for bar passage rate comes into compliance

Ethics

Former Chapman law prof who wrote ‘coup memo’ faces ethics probe, state bar confirms

Judiciary

Judge accused of helping immigrant avoid courthouse arrest loses 1st Circuit bid to stop prosecution

Law Firms

Law firms drop some Russian clients following sanctions for Ukraine invasion

Lawyer Pay

After Davis Polk sets new bar for associate raises, Cravath ups the ante

Law in Popular Culture

A dark—and potentially illegal—side of YouTube

Bar Associations

After criticism, California bar’s working group will focus on sandbox and trim membership ranks

Ethics

6th Circuit won’t pause CLE sanctions against Sidney Powell, other lawyers who alleged election fraud

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to consider law that gives preferences to tribes in Native American adoptions

International Law

Ukraine asks international courts to rule against Russia for its ‘brutal invasion,’ with one quick success

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