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Criminal Justice

State attorney general is convicted in impeachment trial that cited differing accounts of fatal crash

Immigration Law

Federal appeals court tosses injured lawyer’s Fourth Amendment claim against ICE agent

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS rules against death row inmate seeking neurological test to show ineffective lawyering

Criminal Justice

Families of criminal defendants are scammed by con artists watching Zoom hearings

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court sees ‘discrimination against religion,’ strikes down state ban on aid to religious schools

Elder Law

ABA supports several of the Biden administration’s proposed nursing home reforms

Judiciary

Retired Judge Luttig explains ‘slow and methodical’ speech during Jan. 6 hearing

Practice Technology

How to apply business principles and legal tech to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Criminal Justice

Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer pleads guilty to allegations he stole from other clients

U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor praises Thomas as ‘a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution’

Criminal Justice

Reed Smith’s pro bono report expresses ‘grave’ concerns about death row inmate’s conviction

First Amendment

Federal judge must reevaluate high school’s ban on T-shirts with gun images, 7th Circuit says

Education Law

Part of lawsuit alleging gender discrimination at University of Texas at Austin gets past summary judgment

Ethics

Lawyer reprimanded after he used profanities while declaring himself best advocate in courtroom

Judiciary

Jan. 6 panel seeks interview with Justice Thomas’ wife after report of correspondence with former Chapman law prof

Criminal Justice

If DOJ prosecutes Trump, what charges could it bring? Experts consider possibilities

Practice Management

Are legal lessons learned in the trenches more valuable than those learned in law school?

Animal Law

Woman who jumped into canal to save dog can’t sue under rescue doctrine, top state court rules

Animal Law

Happy the elephant isn’t a person entitled to freedom from detention, top state court rules

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS rules for US citizen who says return of her child to Italy poses grave risk of harm

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