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Criminal Justice

Serial killings are waning, leading to speculation about the cause

Bar Exam

Higher pass rate but smaller pool for New York’s online bar exam

Trials & Litigation

‘You are not dicking around with a rookie;’ lawyer’s deposition ‘churlishness’ is memorialized

Legal Education

Do law students, professors and administrators agree on challenges of online learning?

Obituaries

Former Washington state bar leader remembered as a champion for legal innovation

Constitutional Law

Pardon me? A look at the broad, yet somewhat-murky clemency powers of a president

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 10 states file antitrust suit against Google; SCOTUS sides with churches

Lawyer Pay

How much do partners make? The average at larger firms tops $1M, survey finds

Ethics

What are ethics issues for lawyers practicing remotely from a different state during the pandemic?

Law in Popular Culture

Tough calls: Innovative rap album recorded from prison helps sound the alarm about predatory phone charges

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will consider restrictions on compensation for college athletes

Trials & Litigation

Sanctions upheld for lawyer who included an original haiku in filing and cited Bugs Bunny

Associates

Summer associate programs continue to shrink, new NALP survey says

Legal Rebels Podcast

Deloitte is monitoring regulatory reforms but is focused on growing new practice

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Ex-Jones Day lawyers drop class action claims; ‘Grim Reaper’ lawyer fights sanctions bid

Constitutional Law

School shooting survivors can’t sue county officials for failing to protect them, 11th Circuit rules

Judiciary

Judge accused of failing to follow COVID-19 recommendations is removed from 2 trials

Obituaries

ABA Board of Governors member who died suddenly was a good lawyer but ‘a better person,’ friends say

Law Libraries

Yale law librarian’s top 10 quotes of the year include 1 by Justice Ginsburg before her death

Cybersecurity

Texas judicial conduct system and Washington bar association grapple with cyberattacks

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