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Annual Meeting

Quoting a 2006 chart-topping hit, incoming ABA president says she’s bringing civility back

Annual Meeting

ABA supports use of ‘Kessler doctrine’ to discourage patent trolls

Annual Meeting

Cyberstalking needs more attention from law enforcement and legislators, says ABA House

Annual Meeting

Old friends and new celebrate at the first in-person ABA Annual Meeting since COVID-19 (photo gallery)

Ethics

How could mistaken release of cellphone data affect Texas lawyer for Infowars founder Alex Jones?

Annual Meeting

Always focus on hope, ABA president tells House of Delegates

Annual Meeting

Legal Ed pulls back HOD diversity resolution, saying more discussion is needed

Annual Meeting

Disinformation and the safety of election officials must be addressed, ABA House says

Patent Law

AI system can’t be an inventor under US patent law, Federal Circuit rules

Cybersecurity

New York is first state to require CLE course in cybersecurity

Criminal Justice

Lawyer pleads guilty in scheme to defraud program intended to benefit farmers subjected to discrimination

Annual Meeting

Lawyers ‘have to stand up and say something,’ Breyer tells ABA assembly

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Embryos can be tax dependents; top state court upholds mail voting

Criminal Justice

Defense lawyers for convicted Parkland, Florida, school shooter cry as victims’ parents testify

Prosecutors

Florida governor suspends ‘woke’ elected prosecutor, citing pledges on transgender care, abortion

Civic Education

Thanks to civics teacher’s efforts, last convicted witch in Massachusetts is exonerated

Criminal Justice

Federal charges filed against 4 Kentucky officers in raid that led to Breonna Taylor’s death

Associates

What makes associates happy? Partners and billable-hour expectations are key

Consumer Law

Smoker can sue tobacco company for consumer fraud, even though she didn’t use its products, state supreme court says

Evidence

In ‘Perry Mason moment,’ lawyer impeaches Infowars host Alex Jones with texts mistakenly sent by opposing counsel

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