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Law Schools

As culture wars continue, City University of New York School of Law is latest target

National Pulse

Nation’s first youth climate lawsuits to go to trial

Law Firms

BigLaw firm was ‘caring only about its bottom line’ when it wrongly fired pregnant associate, suit says

Ethics

Role of nonlawyer assistants in client intake addressed in new ABA ethics opinion

The Modern Law Library

SCOTUS faces ‘a catastrophic loss of institutional legitimacy,’ warns author

Ethics

Lawyer censured for using TeamViewer to snoop on former firm’s business activity

Trials & Litigation

We ‘live on a pro se planet;’ 5th Circuit allows parents to sometimes represent children without lawyers

Criminal Justice

Bryan Cave partner on leave after arrest in undercover sting investigation

Ethics

Bar admission denied for applicant who rose to law firm partnership without law license

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Social media and internet companies likely face more free speech challenges at the Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS will consider First Amendment right to trademark ‘Trump too small’ without Trump’s consent

Trials & Litigation

Judge delays 3M ‘forever chemicals’ trial after 3 other companies announce settlement

Judiciary

Is the word ‘alien’ objectionable? Federal appeals judge sees ‘no need to bowdlerize’ decisions and laws

Law Firms

Leaders of Lewis Brisbois rebellion sent emails with ‘unacceptable, prejudiced language,’ law firm says

Law Schools

These law schools did best in blog’s ‘omnibus specialty rankings’ based on US News data

Layoffs

Eckert Seamans lays off business administrative professionals

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: ‘Zero matrimonial knowledge’ judge gets reprimand; judge adopts AI policy

Criminal Justice

Plea bargaining reform urged by ABA task force in new report

Law Firms

These 5 firms are named best for women and diversity

Trials & Litigation

3M faces trial over ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam in ‘bet-the-company’ litigation

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