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Trials & Litigation

Sarah Palin didn’t meet ‘high standard’ for proving defamation in suit against New York Times, judge says

Judiciary

Author metadata ‘is not a smoking gun’ indicating my opinions were ghostwritten, federal judge says

Midyear Meeting

ABA vows to fight challenges to free and fair elections

Midyear Meeting

Mary Smith is first Native American woman to become ABA president-elect nominee

Midyear Meeting

10 guidelines to aid tenants and landlords in eviction crisis are adopted by the ABA House

Midyear Meeting

Coronavirus deaths in nursing homes and guardianship scandals prompt new elder law recommendations

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Overhaul the immigration and asylum systems to increase fairness and transparency, ABA House urges

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Pretrial risk-assessment tools should only be used if they’re transparent and unbiased, warns ABA House

Ethics

Lawyers in 2 states sanctioned over association with national bankruptcy law firm

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Vulnerable Afghans seeking humanitarian protections in US must be supported, ABA House says

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Presume children will attend their dependency hearings, and help make it happen, ABA House urges

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Long-standing practice of including ‘all persons’ in the US census should continue, ABA House says

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Rule of law defense is needed amid ‘storm clouds’ at home and abroad, says ABA President Reginald Turner

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Loan counseling and cross-cultural competency programing will be required from ABA-accredited law schools

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Preventive action is needed to reduce youth homelessness

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Lactation stations and breastfeeding accommodations are needed for bar exam attendees

Bankruptcy Law

2021 was one of the worst years in decades for BigLaw bankruptcy practices

Lawyer Pay

What will Cravath and Davis Polk do? Many law firms await more news on salary hikes

Litigation Management

A litigation finance stock market? This law firm plans to launch one

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Biden describes 4 potential SCOTUS nominees; US liable for over $230M in church shooting

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