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First Amendment

Jewish inmate doesn’t have to show ‘substantial burden’ on religious beliefs to prevail on free exercise claim, 2nd Circuit says

U.S. Supreme Court

Arizona lawmakers who opposed depositions on tougher voting laws fail to win Supreme Court stay

Law Students

Campus politics playing bigger role in prelaw students’ law school considerations, survey says

Legal Theory

New legal group aims to ‘bring sanity back to conservative lawyering,’ oppose Trump’s ‘legal excesses’

Year in Review

2023 Year in Review: AI innovations and the quest for better legal billing

Second Amendment

Federal appeals court strikes down Maryland law requiring ‘handgun qualification license’

Cybersecurity

ABA seeks to toss suit over limited data breach, saying allegations based on ‘implausible assertion’

Criminal Justice

Lawyer sentenced for slapping another lawyer outside courthouse

Contracts

Trying to kill ex-husband with hatchet violates separation agreement’s covenant of good faith, state appeals court says

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas has ‘serious doubts’ about binding nature of mass-tort bellwether trials

Partners

Hybrid partnerships becoming more popular at law firms with pricey buy-ins

Ross Writing Contest

Memory of a Braid

Personal Lives

Avoid family fights during the holidays with this attorney’s advice

Trials & Litigation

Citing allegations of ‘unimaginable suffering’ by child sex-abuse survivors, judge allows class action against Pornhub

The Modern Law Library

How is the true-crime genre impacting the way people think about innocence?

Technology

Judge tosses UPL suit against ‘robot lawyer’ DoNotPay, saying law firm plaintiff was not harmed

Law in Popular Culture

2023 Gifts for Lawyers Guide: 14 ideas for Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping (photo gallery)

Lawyer Pay

Boutique law firm will pay bigger-than-BigLaw bonuses; what will Cravath do?

Law Firms

‘Immature sniping’ by BigLaw lawyers could lead to sanctions if it continues, federal judge says

First Amendment

Ban on approaching or recording hunters violates First Amendment, 7th Circuit says

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