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Personal Lives

Lawyer tried to save client leaping from 9th-floor window by grabbing his belt—he couldn’t keep hold

Legal Education

Decision to give DC graduates priority access to bar exam supported by local law school deans

Second Amendment

People younger than age 21 have Second Amendment right to buy semi-automatic rifles, appeals court says

Election Law

Ex-law prof advised counting mail-in ballots at ‘prorated amount’ to swing Pennsylvania to Trump

Evidence

California bill would discourage secrecy in court orders and settlements

Legal Education

Are more law schools needed in areas where InfiLaw campuses closed?

Public Defenders

Oregon’s overburdened public defender system is ‘buckling before our eyes’

Ethics

Lawyer pursued future pain compensation for client who had died, ethics complaint says

Law Firms

Another BigLaw firm adopts a menopause policy

Technology

Will Supreme Court adopt high-tech tools to fight security breaches?

U.S. Supreme Court

Where are the other draft opinions in SCOTUS abortion case? So far, there are none, report says

Practice Management

When it comes to the law, is justice always just?

Law Firms

Law firm profitability ‘dropped markedly’ in first quarter amid 12% hike in associate compensation

The Modern Law Library

Wiretapping’s origins might surprise you

Ethics

Texas judge is reprimanded following the shackling of 2 lawyers in courtroom

Lawyer Wellness

About one-fifth of lawyers and staffers considered suicide at some point in their careers, new survey says

Trials & Litigation

Technical problems during remote trial violated parent’s due process rights, top state court says

Ethics

New Arizona law will require state bar to pay attorney fees in lost legal discipline cases

Election Law

Citing Purcell principle, 11th Circuit reinstates voting restrictions in Florida

Constitutional Law

Bid to block Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from ballot fails after state judge rules in her favor

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