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Judiciary

Judges’ educational trips look more like ‘luxury vacations,’ Fix the Court says

LGBTQ Legal Issues

Alabama can enforce ban on transition treatment for transgender minors, 11th Circuit says

Corporate Law

Ex-Trump officials target ‘woke’ companies for diversity efforts

Law Firms

Law firms still struggling with economic challenges, new report shows

Law Schools

‘Offensive’ murals can be covered, despite federal law protecting artists, 2nd Circuit says

Regulatory Practice

Alston & Bird resolves dispute over legal advice during pandemic

Ethics

Former Texas judge questions murder suspect over satanism, receives public reprimand

Lawyer Wellness

General counsel respond to BigLaw attorneys’ concern over extreme client demands

Judiciary

Judge who pointed AR-15 at officer avoids ethics case with resignation

Legal Education

To what extent could law school libraries be digital? ABA Legal Ed Section seeks public comment

Law Firms

DeSantis gets more lawyer donations than Trump but not quite as much as Biden

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Fired reporter drops Dechert suit; Hunter Biden’s lawyer resigns

Indigent Defense

Federal judge orders release of county’s unrepresented defendants, says problem is ‘complete tragedy’

Tax Law

Lawyer’s timeshare-donation tax shelter was ‘more of a bogus tax scheme,’ 9th Circuit says

Law Firms

Anderson Kill’s former CFO sues for alleged disability discrimination

LGBTQ Legal Issues

Law banning transgender students from female sports likely unconstitutional, 9th Circuit says

Careers

Meet Kenneth Chesebro, ‘the brains’ behind Trump’s fake elector scheme

Privacy Law

Lawyer’s quest for warrant requirement for border cellphone searches rebuffed by 5th Circuit

Judiciary

Appeals judge kicked off bench; ‘the judiciary has no place for dishonest persons,’ top state court says

Health Law

5th Circuit faults FDA for expanding access to abortion drug; next move is up to SCOTUS

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