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Law Firms

Legal secretary’s suit claims partners’ tirades constituted sex bias, caused panic attack

Criminal Justice

Despite convictions in racism-tainted trials, inmates still face execution

Annual Meeting

Imprisoned Saudi lawyer receives this year’s ABA International Human Rights Award

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Defendant catches ride home with juror; House committee seeks Kavanaugh records

Legal Education

Search for new managing director of ABA legal ed section underway; Barry Currier: ‘It has been a privilege’

Criminal Justice

Fake lawyer pleads guilty; he created website using Cravath bios

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer may seek sanctions after winning dismissal of suit filed against him by client’s ex-husband

Law Schools

More people are applying to law school, but it’s not like last year’s ‘Trump bump’

Media & Communications Law

2nd Circuit reinstates Sarah Palin’s defamation suit against the New York Times

Trials & Litigation

Federal judge appears likely to certify unusual ‘negotiation’ class for nation’s cities in massive opioid case

Annual Meeting

2019 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco: What can you expect?

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge’s sex-bias accuser accused of seeking attention; lawyer disbarred for office assault

Law Firms

BigLaw firms are taking ‘two steps forward, one step back,’ new Thomson Reuters report says

Judiciary

Judge admonished for ‘deep-seated antagonism’ blames overzealous protection of child’s interests

Bankruptcy Law

Suspended lawyer can’t shield home in bankruptcy from malpractice judgment, 7th Circuit says

Sixth Amendment

Jailhouse lawyer who fought nonunanimous jury verdicts helped propel issue to Supreme Court

Ethics

A smoking-gun document offered by ex-employee of opposing party? Beware ethical risks, opinion says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: First Step Act frees crack cocaine offender; judge vacates port-of-entry asylum rule

Judiciary

Justice of the peace accused of longtime domestic abuse is suspended from the bench

Constitutional Law

Handcuffing of second grader didn’t violate his constitutional rights, 8th Circuit says

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