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Ethics

Disbarment recommended for Tom Girardi, lawyer whose law firm was portrayed in ‘Erin Brockovich’ movie

ABA Midyear Meeting

ABA Midyear Meeting will now take place entirely online

U.S. Supreme Court

Roberts, Kavanaugh votes key as SCOTUS upholds vaccine mandate for health workers but not for others

Supreme Court Report

Supreme Court will consider Christian group’s request to temporarily fly flag at Boston City Hall

Judiciary

‘Shameful!’ Judge blasts cancer patient for failing to maintain his lawn

Criminal Justice

Former jail guard convicted of sexual assault can rejoin military or go to jail, judge says

Constitutional Law

Students who sued for an adequate civics education lose in 1st Circuit

Criminal Justice

Lawyer on university faculty is charged with insider trading

Law in Popular Culture

Lawyer denies trying to get TV station to cover his personal movie in exchange for interview

Careers

In US News’ 100 Best Jobs of 2022 list, how does being a lawyer stack up?

Immigration Law

ABA launches nationwide pro bono campaign to help families facing deportation

Antitrust Law

FTC’s revised antitrust suit against Facebook survives motion to dismiss

Practice Management

Why lawyers should consider change—for better or worse

Law Firms

The 2021 class of summer associates was ‘most diverse ever measured in every way,’ new NALP report says

The Modern Law Library

Outcomes in state supreme courts aren’t as simple as blue vs. red

Ethics

Suspension upheld for lawyer accused of concealing inventories of shipwreck gold

Education Law

Elite universities violated antitrust law in financial aid collaboration, lawsuit claims

U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor and Barrett flag Sentencing Commission’s longtime lack of a quorum

Law Firms

Law firms came ‘dangerously close’ to losing almost a quarter of their associates in 2021, new report says

Bar Exam

While NCBE sticks with in-person February bar exam, one state supreme court greenlights planning for future alternatives

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