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Bar Exam

Bar examinee not permitted to finish test because of high temperature

LGBTQ Legal Issues

Treatments for transgender youths are child abuse, Texas AG opinion says; governor pledges probes

Practice Technology

‘Justice Tech’ companies launch new association to advocate for consumers and reforms

Criminal Justice

Defendants want new trials because of racist Facebook posts said to be written by their lawyer

Ethics

Lawyer deemed an ‘overzealous advocate’ is suspended for altering photos of police lineups

Civic Education

New ABA initiative needs volunteers to answer students’ civil rights questions

U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor has constitutional concerns in case of sex offender who couldn’t find housing

Diversity

4 Black bar association leaders reflect on historic moment

Supreme Court Nominations

Op-ed shoots down criticism of SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson for ruling against class of Black workers

Animal Law

Animal cruelty can qualify as domestic violence, state supreme court says

The Modern Law Library

Tough decision to make? Here’s how to break it down like a lawyer

Lawyer Pay

Davis Polk finally announces its associate pay scale; ‘this is not a Milbank match’

Mind Your Business

The winners in law’s ‘Great Resignation’ will be firms that focus on innovation, not compensation

Legal Education

ABA legal ed section plans to send another diversity standard, revisions for remote learning requirements to HOD

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will decide whether web designer has free speech right to refuse service for same-sex weddings

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS won’t review Trump’s bid to block release of documents to Jan. 6 House committee

Lawyer Wellness

Conventional wisdom is wrong about lawyers’ mental health, but comparative drinking rate is ‘extraordinary,’ study says

Practice Management

‘The pandemic has left its mark’ on law firm talent management, says legal tech CEO

Criminal Justice

Judicial misconduct can be a bar to retrial under double jeopardy ban, top state court rules

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will consider Biden’s bid to end remain-in-Mexico policy for asylum-seekers

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