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Judiciary

Judge reprimanded over ‘snobby ass’ email to Washington Post reporter

Bar Associations

Attorneys question presence of tech industry insiders on California bar task force for reforming legal industry

Law Schools

Latest figures show why many law grads struggle with debt; which schools had highest and lowest debt-to-income ratios?

First Amendment

Broke Ass Phone had First Amendment right to use its name on sign, appeals court rules

Trials & Litigation

Represented by Larry Klayman, George Zimmerman sues family of Trayvon Martin and their lawyer

Contracts

Can ‘SNL’ star Pete Davidson really collect $1M from fans who violate his nondisclosure agreement?

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge who won’t perform same-sex marriages gets warning; hemp growers no longer seen as suspicious

Law Firms

Equity partner at law firm wasn’t protected from mandatory retirement by federal age bias law, 8th Circuit rules

Constitutional Law

3 law profs testify Trump committed impeachable offenses; a fourth isn’t a fan but sees ‘slipshod’ process

Judiciary

Judge admits telling suspect to treat women as if ‘holding a feather’ to show ‘you’re the man’ and in control

Ethics

What are the ethical duties when a lawyer leaves a firm? Formal ethics opinion offers guidance

Question of the Week

What do you think about adopting a four-day workweek?

The Modern Law Library

What goes on in the mind of a sentencing judge?

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: AG Barr said to disagree with IG; 350-plus lawyers who had abortions file SCOTUS brief

Constitutional Law

House impeachment report says Trump abused power; these 4 law profs will testify in next step

Constitutional Law

2nd Circuit refuses to block House committees’ subpoenas for Trump bank records

Criminal Justice

Is ‘The Irishman’ right about Hoffa? US attorney promises ‘more to come’

Law Firms

BigLaw firm settles with 5 pregnancy-bias plaintiffs in $200M suit

Careers

Man who claimed to have Epstein sex tapes duped David Boies; what are the ethical implications?

U.S. Supreme Court

ABA amicus brief urges SCOTUS to follow precedent in Louisiana abortion case

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