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Bar Exam

Meet Peter Park, possibly youngest person to pass California bar

U.S. Supreme Court

Are former presidents ‘above the law’? Acting quickly, special counsel asks SCOTUS for Trump immunity decision

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to consider challenge to conversion-therapy ban; 3 justices would have heard case

Law Firms

K&L Gates reportedly cuts associates in at least 4 cities

Immigration Law

Judge approves settlement banning immigrant family separations at border for 8 years

Law Firms

Shearman partners approved pension cuts before merger; unfunded obligation said to be cut by 50%

U.S. Supreme Court

ACLU represents NRA in this Supreme Court case

Election Law

Federal appeals court narrows federal judge’s gag order in Trump election-interference case

Tort Law

‘Nuclear verdicts’ and ‘litigation tourism’ are partly why these state courts are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ report says

Careers

Legal sector adds 8,400 jobs over 3-month period

Law Firms

Holland & Knight accused of mistakenly sending over $3M to hackers

Ethics

Lawyer’s copied website material, statements about experience weren’t false or misleading, top state court rules

Law in Popular Culture

True-crime stories, like heavy metal, don’t create criminals

Law Schools

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School hit with noncompliance notice

Career & Practice

‘Tis the season for holiday parties, hijinks, harassment and lawsuits

Judiciary

Justice O’Connor’s judicial-reform push followed regret over 2002 decision

Criminal Justice

Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind

Law Firms

Merger will create ‘super-regional’ Midwestern firm

Criminal Justice

Private criminal defense lawyers failed to show up for their cases more often than defendants, Philly study finds

Prosecutors

Politics are at play in states seeking to rein in ‘progressive’ prosecutors

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