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U.S. Supreme court

SCOTUS upholds law that bans ‘encouraging or inducing’ illegal immigration

U.S. Supreme Court

States can’t challenge Biden administration’s immigration enforcement policy, Supreme Court rules

Judiciary

Judge recuses after he is accused of declaring that Middle Eastern men are abusive

Religious Law

Company’s religious liberty trumps Title VII ban on discrimination against LGBTQ employees, appeals court says

Legal Education

Dean settles case with Texas law school and returns as tenured professor

Law Students

Future 1L eligible for NBA draft, thanks to close reading of contract

Health Law

3 judges block state restrictions on gender-affirming health care in 1 week’s time

Layoffs

Another BigLaw firm delays start dates for some associates

Fourth Amendment

Lawyer who challenged border cellphone searches isn’t entitled to injunction, 5th Circuit says

Practice Management

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Law Students

Law students older than 30 more likely to promote online law school courses, new report finds

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court ethics legislation will advance after Alito revelations, committee chairman says

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

What cybersecurity threats do generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT pose to lawyers?

Evidence

Expert can’t offer ‘unqualified opinion’ that crime scene bullets match suspect’s gun, top state court says

U.S. Supreme Court

Alito uses op-ed page to defend undisclosed free Alaska trip on private jet

Constitutional Law

Could Trump pardon himself? DOJ considered self-pardons in Nixon era

The Modern Law Library

‘My Mom, the Lawyer’ explores women’s work and personal lives through the eyes of their children

Careers

Former Quinn Emanuel partner becomes traffic court judge and ‘Zoom master’

Members Who Inspire

Joe Bell fights to open cold case records of a 1946 mass lynching

Constitutional Law

In ‘savvy move,’ Trump special counsel avoids charge that bans violators from office

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