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Criminal Justice

Georgia indictment bolstered by broad state law on racketeering

Election Law

These lawyers are charged along with Trump in Georgia RICO indictment; is ‘partisan shift’ to blame?

Ethics

Referee faults Florida Bar probe of lawyer accused of improperly soliciting hurricane clients

Trials & Litigation

Spanking gesture was directed at male deputy DA, not female prosecutor, defense lawyer says

Environmental Law

Montana’s disregard of climate change violates right to clean environment, judge rules

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

‘The Real Game-Changer’: Dentons is latest major firm to launch GPT-powered chatbot

Law Schools

Graduates of this Ivy League law school have highest salaries 4 years after graduation

Layoffs

Boston law firm announces layoffs that include lawyers

Law in Popular Culture

Surviving true crime—from the victims’ perspective

Constitutional Law

Constitution bars Trump from presidency, 2 conservative law profs conclude in upcoming article

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

California Innocence Project harnesses generative AI for work to free wrongfully convicted

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Hunter Biden prosecutor elevated to special counsel; Charles Ogletree dies

Law Firms

Fenwick & West aided FTX fraud by creating ‘shadowy entities,’ proposed class action alleges

Law Firms

BigLaw firm partners awarded fraction of their $1,500-plus hourly legal fees

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court temporarily blocks $6B opioid settlement, agrees to consider Sackler family shield

Ethics

Lawyer facing possible suspension touts new job—providing humanitarian aid in Ukraine

Law Schools

Will the prestige of Purdue University help Concord Law?

Criminal Justice

Lawyer sentenced for using unaware plaintiffs to file hundreds of disability suits

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas had more than one billionaire benefactor; friends lavished him with 38 vacations

Law Firms

Dentons breaks up with Chinese law firm; will others follow?

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