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Constitutional Law

Funding structure for consumer agency violates separation of powers, 5th Circuit says

Bar Exam

Pass rate for New York’s July bar exam ticks up, as repeat and foreign-educated test-takers do better

Law in Popular Culture

A Credit to the Genre: ‘Serial’ and the case of Adnan Syed

Criminal Justice

Ex-lawyer who argued football head injuries made him unable to form fraud intent loses in 6th Circuit

Ethics

Lawyer is sanctioned for lifting passages from opponents’ motion; copying was ‘neither slight nor subtle’

Lawyer Pay

Pay gap between male and female partners narrows to 34%; what is their average compensation?

Ethics

Crime-fraud exception permits release of 8 law prof emails; some indicate Trump certified false court claims, judge rules

Judiciary

Judge is removed after she is accused of presiding ‘in a manner befitting a game show host’

Civil Procedure

Dad accused of arranging teen’s marriage to avoid child-custody deal wins in Idaho Supreme Court

Religious Law

8th Circuit upholds food-safety law in suit by pastor who gave bologna sandwiches to homeless people

Legal Rebels Podcast

How lawyers can unlock the potential of the metaverse

Ethics

Madison Square Garden misinterpreted ethics rules when it banned firm’s lawyers from venues, suit says

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal seeking to overturn insular cases

Criminal Justice

Fired K&L Gates partner found guilty of cyberstalking former colleagues

Law Firms

Dechert faces new ‘hack-and-smear’ suit; plaintiff is fired Wall Street Journal reporter

Pro Bono

During ABA Giving Day, members can support efforts advocating for democracy, equity and justice

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Jackson has dominated SCOTUS oral arguments, statistics show

Fifth Amendment

6th Circuit rules against county that seized homes for unpaid taxes, didn’t refund the surplus value

Criminal Justice

DOJ report explains why jailhouse informant program violated defendants’ constitutional rights

Law Firms

Dechert was ‘willfully blind’ to partner accused of conspiring to hack opponent’s emails, RICO suit says

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