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Legal Education

ABA Legal Ed council asked again to remove requirement for entrance exams

Ethics

Texas state prosecutor faces ethics complaint over election suit; AG Paxton says he’s next

Bar Associations

State AG probes Texas Bar Foundation for allegedly aiding ‘mass influx of illegal aliens’

Ethics

Are you completely honest in negotiations? ‘Game frame’ lawyers are less likely to correct misimpressions, new study says

Pro Bono

Attorney who immigrated to the US now provides pro bono help to immigrants

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS to hear case on nursing home suits; Trump’s business to pay $750K to settle suit

Criminal Justice

Former Paul Ewing paralegal pleads not guilty to embezzling more than $600K

Careers

Legal industry added 4,700 jobs last month; numbers continue to top pre-pandemic high

Labor & Employment

Credit reporting law doesn’t give job seekers a right to explain criminal history, 8th Circuit says

Constitutional Law

Top Rhode Island court upholds abortion-rights law; other legal fights expected if Roe is overturned

Supreme Court Report

Rare but not unprecedented Supreme Court leak considered ‘staggering’

Legal History

Is Alito right about the ‘unbroken tradition of prohibiting abortion’? Scholars disagree on the history

Trials & Litigation

Lawyers who released Trump’s ‘dangerous’ fruit deposition should be sanctioned, motion says

Internet Law

All internet service providers in US must block 3 pirate streaming sites, federal judge rules

Constitutional Law

Legal experts fear loss of abortion right could usher in end of same-sex marriage, other rights

First Amendment

First Amendment doesn’t protect fired police officers who criticized department changes, 6th Circuit rules

Contracts

Appeals court voids firm fee imposed on departing lawyers who take clients with them

Trusts & Estates

Florida lawyer lied to hundreds of disabled trust clients, SEC says

Trials & Litigation

Appeals court sides with judge who muted man during remote sentencing

Trials & Litigation

Former Guess executive chairman alleges lawyer extorted him over misconduct allegations

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