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Criminal Justice

Ban on bump stocks prevails when 6th Circuit splits on government interpretation

Law Firms

Finally! Davis Polk announces special bonuses in addition to Cravath match

Criminal Justice

Black man convicted by all-white jury in room with Confederate flags gets new trial, appeals court says

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: DC Circuit orders Mueller disclosures; House bill puts judicial finances online

Ethics

NY lawyer receives nearly 5-year prison sentence for defrauding 9-year-old

Ethics

Federal judge orders pro-Trump lawyers to pay $175,000 penalty after sanctions

Rule of Law

ABA and 2 former ABA presidents to be recognized for promoting rule of law

Civil Rights

Conference addresses racial equity and social justice issues for second year

New Attorneys

Viral post by once-rejected Perkins Coie partner leads to legal mentor nonprofit org

Criminal Justice

New prosecutors reopen investigations into deadly police shootings

A Letter From the ABA Journal Editor and Publisher

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Judiciary

Judicial nominee apologizes for tone of social media posts; conservative group buys ads to oppose him

Supreme Court Report

SCOTUS considers whether public tuition program for private schools can exclude religious ones

Law Firms

A higher percentage of law grads are getting hired by larger firms

Law Firms

2 law firms announce merger that will bring them into the Am Law 100

Judiciary

Judge is kicked off foreclosure case that morphed into ‘ever-escalating battle’

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court appears ready to uphold ban on abortions after 15 weeks

Law Firms

Why is BigLaw delaying bonus announcements?

Criminal Justice

Former homicide prosecutor is charged with subpoenaing phone records to stalk women

Contracts

Google violated its ‘don’t be evil’ code when it fired 3 outspoken employees abiding by mandate, suit says

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