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Law in Popular Culture

What lawyers can learn about prosecutorial ethics from a Brad Pitt role

Law Firms

As clients scrutinize bills and unilaterally change payment terms, law firms take longer to collect

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer accused of deducting kickbacks; Greenland purchase was exam hypothetical

Criminal Justice

Signing use-of-force bill, governor vows more changes to ‘biased, random’ justice system

LGBTQ Legal Issues

Justice Department avoids gender pronouns in brief in transgender case

Question of the Week

Did you do a clinic in law school? Was it a valuable experience?

Immigration Law

New rule would override Flores settlement, allow detention of immigrant families for more than 20 days

Immigration Law

9th Circuit rules for noncitizen drug trafficker who claimed violation of his statutory right to a lawyer

Law Firms

‘Caste system’ at some law firms won’t survive, consultant says; multidisciplinary teams will

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Former judge pleads guilty to murder; parents sue over Sharpie haircut punishment

Trials & Litigation

‘Patent troll’ has no clear meaning and is a protected statement of opinion, state high court says

Judiciary

6th Circuit revives claim that judge created hostile work environment

Criminal Justice

Lawyer complains that opposing counsel received ‘small slap on the wrist’ for alleged assault

Criminal Justice

Cops altered mug shot after witnesses said suspect didn’t have tattoos; should ID evidence be tossed?

Judiciary

‘Reply all’ email by miffed federal appeals judge tells colleague he isn’t paid to save the planet

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Client convicted in lawyer’s attempted murder; attorney liable for bad cannabis advice

Labor & Employment

EEOC doesn’t sign US brief telling Supreme Court that transgender discrimination is legal

Ethics

Lawyer-congressman’s tweet to Michael Cohen leads to letter of advice but no ethics charges

Judiciary

Judge told woman her nude photos should be sent only to Hugh Hefner, ethics complaint says

Careers

Want to be happy? Lawyering, buying a home and retiring early may not be the best choice, author says

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