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Year in Review

The legal tech trends that defined 2024

Judiciary

Party at federal judge’s home involved ‘significant underage drinking,’ leading to fight and plaintiff’s injuries, suit says

Year in Review

CEO Roundtable With Ari Kaplan: Legal industry CEOs reflect on vibrant 2024, look ahead to 2025

Judiciary

Judge faces wiretap charge for allegedly recording judicial deliberations; his lawyer says it was ‘self-protection’

Internet Law

Tween’s parents can’t sue video chat service for child porn and sex trafficking, 11th Circuit rules

Health Law

Texas AG sues out-of-state doctor over mail-order abortion pills

Diversity

Florida Bar drops diversity and inclusion language from its internal policy

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court begins online lottery for seating, upending DC ritual

Tort Law

Opioid suits can’t be based on nuisance law in Ohio, top state court rules in $650M win for pharmacies

Judiciary

Congress has passed a bill to add more US judges; will Biden veto it?

Careers

Jones Day has hired nearly 100 SCOTUS clerks in a dozen years; how many are in this year’s class?

Privacy Law

Top Montana court allows gender-affirming care for trans minors during litigation, citing privacy protections

Judiciary

California judge admonished for doing this after telling newbie attorney to stop shaking her head

Criminal Justice

Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences in ‘largest single-day grant of clemency’

Trials & Litigation

Federal judge will no longer tolerate lawyers’ barbed briefs and ‘expletive-laden phone calls’

Agriculture & Food

Meet the lawyer who created the food nutrition label

Judiciary

Prosecutor who sent nude photos to federal judge ‘felt trapped,’ thought she had no choice, cited letter says

Judiciary

Supreme Court justice’s teen dream comes true with Broadway walk-on role

Lawyer Pay

$1M-plus bonuses will be paid to ‘multiple associates’ at this prominent law firm

Tax Law

Car-racing costs can’t be deducted by lawyer as marketing expense, 10th Circuit rules

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