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Criminal Justice

Oklahoma seeks death penalty against former lawyer and client in triple murder

Trials & Litigation

Chicago Park District seeks to seal lawyer’s suit claiming mayor defamed him in obscenity-laced Zoom call

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS rules for plaintiff who sued police after prosecutors dropped resisting-arrest charge

Real Estate & Property Law

Law that keeps racist covenants in separate public record helps preserve history, top state court says

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court reflects nation’s deep divide over Constitution and religion

Advancing Racial Equality & Social Justice

ABA policy summit yields recommendations for racial equity and social justice

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: BigLaw firm settles ‘mommy track’ suit; ban on scraped court data challenged

Trademark Law

Best Lawyers sues Washingtonian publisher for ‘Washington, DC’s Best Lawyers’ directory

Careers

Legal services sector adds 1,700 jobs in March, continuing to surpass previous high

Law Firms

43 restructuring lawyers jump from this law firm to Paul Hastings

Ethics

Former BigLaw partner’s lack of ‘introspection’ leads to recommendation against reinstatement

Members Who Inspire

Luz Arévalo helps immigrant and low-income clients facing tax problems

Partners

How law firms are structuring partnership agreements to curb lateral movement

Legal Education

Here’s what could have been behind the shake-ups in US News rankings, say some deans

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Federal judge complains prosecutors want more jail time for Jan. 6 breach than for Kavanaugh protester

First Amendment

Top Colorado court strikes down phrase in cyberbullying law as ‘substantially overbroad’

Careers

With some partners earning as much as $20M, older lawyers may consider retirement

Practice Technology

Legal tech company creates tools to help Ukrainians apply for immigration relief

Securities Law

Did lawyers for Barclays cause $600M error?

Legislation & Lobbying

Lawyers react to federal anti-lynching law named after Emmett Till

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