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Ethics

Judge gets reprimand partly for this Facebook advice to shoplifters: To avoid arrests, don’t sport green hair

Fourth Amendment

2nd Circuit upholds temporary seizure of guns from people taken to mental health facilities

Law Firms

Lawyers and staffers at just 3 BigLaw firms gave more money to Trump than Biden

Health Law

$465M verdict against maker of opioids is tossed; top state court finds no public nuisance

Military & Veterans

ABA grants will help legal services providers reach more veterans in Texas

The Modern Law Library

Discover the man behind ‘12 Angry Men’ and the real-life case that inspired him

Legislation & Lobbying

Laws said to encourage vigilante justice still in effect in most states

Law in Popular Culture

Judge remains on Santa’s ‘nice’ list despite tweeted order banning Elf on the Shelf

Law Firms

Path to BigLaw partnership gets longer for some, new survey finds

Bar Exam

Law grad’s petition blames software crash for bar exam failure, seeks law license

Law Firms

Kirkland & Ellis apparently wins huge fee in contingency case

Law Firms

Fired legal assistant derides Fox Rothschild’s ‘pearl-clutching’ over explicit photo in proposed lawsuit

Law Schools

More law school applicants with high LSAT scores are getting rejected, admissions officers say

Environmental Law

Imprisoned, disbarred lawyer who fought Chevron has been turned into an ‘environmental martyr’

Law Firms

Law firm talent war drives firm expenses up 7.2%; will associates be a ‘profit sinkhole’?

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will decide whether innkeeper can sue border agent for First Amendment damages

Health Law

5th Circuit temporarily stays OSHA’s vaccine mandate for larger employers

Access to Justice

Will California be the next state to permit nonlawyer paraprofessionals?

Lawyer Pay

Another midsize firm raises associate pay

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: ‘Copyright troll’ lawyer is suspended; law grad who married Japanese princess fails bar

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