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U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court dismisses reapportionment case, says it’s too soon to rule

Year In Review

Poll: Which ABA Journal magazine cover from 2020 was your favorite?

Year in Review

Check out our 9 favorite Instagram posts from 2020

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 2 death-row inmates test positive for COVID-19; US attorney in Missouri will resign

Law Firms

New AI platform aims to help eliminate bias in law firm recruiting practices

Bar Exam

Thousands of California bar exam takers have video files flagged for review

Corporate Law

Legal departments cut outside spending, focus on managers and specialists, study shows

Legal Education

As first-year enrollment gets slightly smaller, law schools have more non-JD students

Prosecutors

Former prosecutor faces felony misconduct charges related to alleged inappropriate relationship

Prosecutors

State supreme court calls prosecutor’s courthouse campaigning an ‘exploitation of the judicial system’

Judiciary

2 more federal judges are confirmed amid COVID-19 relief package negotiations

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Google hit with third antitrust suit; more troubles for Girardi Keese

Death Penalty

For first time in history, federal government carried out more civilian executions than all 50 states

Trials & Litigation

Do you know what makes your judge tick?

Criminal Justice

Serial killings are waning, leading to speculation about the cause

Bar Exam

Higher pass rate but smaller pool for New York’s online bar exam

Trials & Litigation

‘You are not dicking around with a rookie;’ lawyer’s deposition ‘churlishness’ is memorialized

Legal Education

Do law students, professors and administrators agree on challenges of online learning?

Obituaries

Former Washington state bar leader remembered as a champion for legal innovation

Constitutional Law

Pardon me? A look at the broad, yet somewhat-murky clemency powers of a president

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