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Law Firms

BigLaw partner sued for alleged ‘toxic work environment’ comment about ex-Commanders executive

Criminal Justice

Trump gets bad news on election probes from special counsel Jack Smith and Georgia Supreme Court

Labor & Employment

Companies must end racial preferences or face accountability ‘sooner rather than later,’ 13 state AGs say

Ethics

Dershowitz vows to take $12,200 sanction in voting suit to Supreme Court if necessary

Discovery

Giuliani ordered to pay over $89K discovery sanction in poll workers’ suit

Education Law

Is Biden’s latest plan to cancel student debt vulnerable to legal challenges?

Religious Law

Judge who won’t marry same-sex couples cites Supreme Court ruling for Christian web designer

Mind Your Business

Beyond the Hype: Lessons on auditing AI systems from the front lines

Contracts

Unclean hands doctrine means Lady Gaga won’t have to pay promised $500K reward for dogs

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: 96-year-old judge must mediate suit to keep job; DOJ reverses stance on Trump shield

Product Liability

‘The gloves are off’: Baby powder maker J&J sues doctors who linked talc products to cancer

Law Professors

Court narrows Black law prof’s discrimination suit against University of Michigan Law School

Criminal Justice

Dismissal of machete-attack case due to judge shortage was proper, appeals court says

Ethics

Lawyer blames generation gap for behavior that prompted courthouse-area ban and ethics complaint

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court once again moves the law significantly to the right

Ethics

Lawyers accused in courthouse altercation offer ‘starkly conflicting accounts’ of incident

U.S. Supreme Court

Was Supreme Court term a ‘reversion to the mean’? Statistics show some moderation

Contracts

Thumbs-up emoji constituted acceptance of texted contract, Canadian judge rules

Cybersecurity

BigLaw firms are targeted in cyberattacks and hacking lawsuits

U.S. Supreme Court

How Supreme Court justices get free trips, push book sales and help school fundraising

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