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ABA Midyear Meeting

‘The personal attacks on our judges and prosecutors must cease,’ says ABA president

ABA Midyear Meeting

ABA House adopts resolution shifting delegate seats in California and North Carolina

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Michael Avenatti is convicted for trying to extort Nike; Alabama bill would mandate vasectomies

Attorney General

9 senators call for attorney general’s resignation after DOJ intervenes in Roger Stone’s sentencing

Criminal Justice

Virginia is poised to broaden parole in move watched by other states

Health Law

DC Circuit strikes down Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas

Death Penalty

Oklahoma will resume executions after 5-year moratorium

Attorney General

Barr says Trump’s tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job;’ Trump asserts ‘legal right’ to ask for action

ABA Abroad

TrialWatch volunteers are helping secure human rights around the globe

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Some of Justice Scalia’s papers are now public; House lifts ERA deadline

Trials & Litigation

Sanctions motion says BakerHostetler partner was ‘shaking his behind’ in front of opposing lawyer

Criminal Justice

Prosecutor reveals in interview how he helped clear Richard Jewell’s name in Olympic bombing investigation

Judiciary

Former clerk for late Judge Stephen Reinhardt alleges sexual harassment and ‘profane atmosphere’

ABA Midyear Meeting

California and North Carolina representation in ABA House of Delegates is being reviewed

Ethics

Lawyer is suspended after he is accused of misleading and bullying judge

Practice Technology

New feature in Westlaw Edge predicts legislative outcomes

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Donor says law school not honoring wishes; Justice Thomas says judges aren’t ‘mass media icons’

Constitutional Law

Judge who sealed documents about her beach property gets reversed by appeals court

ABA Midyear Meeting

The 2020 ABA Midyear Meeting kicks off in Texas

Law Firms

Why the increase in malpractice risk? Lawyers for plaintiffs point to trial lawyering, bill padding

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