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Criminal Justice

Med-mal lawyer is accused of trying to extort hospital system

Law Firms

Sheppard Mullin lays off staffers as it restores pay

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Property law scholar wins ‘genius grant;’ judge says inmates entitled to stimulus checks

Judiciary

Judge steps down after newspaper asks about sexual assault allegations

Personal Lives

Would-be lawyer, 87, wants to try to pass the bar again, but obstacles remain

Law Firms

BigLaw firm resolves pay bias claim over bonuses paid at predecessor firm

Judiciary

Judge reprimanded for apparent KKK reference when complaining about court mask mandate

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court reinstates witness requirement for mail-in ballots in South Carolina

Law in Popular Culture

‘CSI effect’ remains a myth, retired judge says on 20th anniversary of popular forensic science show

Judiciary

Lawyer takes on politically popular name before launching campaign for judgeship

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Texas attorney general’s aides seek probe of possible wrongdoing; legal industry gains jobs

Access to Justice

How can courts counter disinformation? Arizona task force releases recommendations

U.S. Supreme Court

Thomas and Alito blast same-sex marriage decision as SCOTUS declines Kentucky clerk’s case

Criminal Justice

After judge cites prosecutors’ racist emails, DA declines to retry Asian American woman for murder

Federal Government

What if? Some presidential succession questions aren’t answered by 25th Amendment and federal law

Public Health

Michigan governor exceeded her authority to issue COVID-19 orders, state’s top court rules

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: These BigLaw firms get ‘A’ ratings on climate change; lawyer settles athlete fraud claims

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will consider legality of Arizona voting restrictions, including ‘ballot harvesting’ ban

Supreme Court Nominations

Amy Coney Barrett signed 2006 ad calling for end to ‘barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade’

Judiciary

Judge resigns while awaiting sanction for alleged inappropriate behavior toward women

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