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Constitutional Law

7 judges on 5th Circuit question ‘perpetual funding’ of government programs; is Social Security at risk?

Verdicts & Settlements

Texas AG’s office agrees to pay $3.3M to resolve aides’ whistleblower allegations

Trials & Litigation

Elected court clerk says she was wrongly ousted over ‘unintentional rear-end dial’

Criminal Justice

Former BigLaw partner is sentenced to 2 years in prison for cyberstalking former colleagues

Legal Education

Citing lack of lawyers, public defenders in this state ask to let law grads work before bar admission

Law Firms

Judge sanctions Facebook and BigLaw firm $925K for ‘delay, misdirection and frivolous arguments’

Law in Popular Culture

Examining juvenile crime and punishment in songs

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Judge orders reform of school-funding system; BigLaw malpractice suit settles

Judiciary

Meet the Texas judge who is a favorite of conservatives in hot-button lawsuits, including abortion-pill litigation

Cybersecurity

Troutman Pepper acknowledges cyberattack, says action was taken to ‘contain the threat’

Law Firms

Price of Super Bowl ads is on ‘eerily similar trajectory’ to profits per partner at Kirkland

First Amendment

State law criminalizing derogatory campaign speech is likely unconstitutional, 4th Circuit rules

Law Schools

Law school named in honor of Black attorney in what may be second time in history

Law Firms

Goodwin Procter averaged gain or loss of 1 lateral associate each day since 2020

First Amendment

Passenger had First Amendment right to livestream traffic stop, but officer is protected, 4th Circuit rules

Legal Education

ABA Legal Ed Section seeks council nominations

Law Firms

Breaking up is hard to do, Greenberg Traurig learns after finally succeeding in dropping rapper Ye

Layoffs

BigLaw firm lays off 12 associates and 26 staff members because of ‘economic headwinds’

Ethics

Judge accused of using role as charity trustee to donate money to courts, juvenile justice center

Layoffs

BigLaw firm cuts 21 staff members, citing ‘excess capacity’ and ‘misalignment’

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