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Criminal Justice

Amid internal ethics disputes, special counsel probe into origins of Russia investigation finds no deep-state plot

Criminal Justice

More than a quarter of Louisiana prisoners have been held past their release dates since 2012, DOJ says

Criminal Justice

Ex-Pryor Cashman associate with 3 foster children gets prison time in Molotov cocktail attack

Asked and Answered

After seeing attitude shifts about opiate addiction, MDL lawyer targets Facebook

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Suit claims janitor infected water bottles with STD; Ohio allows ex-jailhouse lawyer to take bar

Ethics

Law prof Eastman’s false statements about election helped provoke Capitol rioters, ethics charges say

Law Firms

Husch Blackwell told to pay $62M for engineering firm’s loss in airport bidding process

Report from Governmental Affairs

Welcome to the 118th Congress

Practice Management

As more law firms adopt 3-day-per-week schedule, one ties attendance to cash

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Traffic court defendants lose their ‘robot lawyer’

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Can a chatbot earn a JD? This one averaged C-plus on law school exams

Ethics

Using N-word at home is not lawyer ethics violation, hearing committee says

Criminal Justice

Cellphone video places Murdaugh at murder scene, says prosecutor in once-prominent lawyer’s trial

Law Firms

Legal services company Axiom opens ‘reimagined law firm’ to directly serve clients, thanks to Arizona approval

Law Firms

‘Routine performance management’ can’t be basis for fired associate’s bias suit, BigLaw firm argues

Constitutional Law

Is debt limit unconstitutional? Answer is yes, some argue, based on the 14th Amendment’s public debt clause

Law Firms

Former Proskauer COO is enjoined from using trade secrets allegedly stolen from firm

Law Firms

Atlanta-based Smith Gambrell’s merger will produce nearly 400-lawyer firm

Antitrust Law

Google has monopoly in digital advertising technology, DOJ antitrust suit claims; are consumers harmed?

The Modern Law Library

From Amanda Knox to Kyle Rittenhouse, lawyer discusses justice and due process in the digital age

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