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Criminal Justice

Police create disproportionate amount of social media posts about Black suspects, study finds

U.S. Supreme Court

Trump lawyers thought Justice Thomas was their best bet for holding up vote count, emails show

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Stakes are high as Supreme Court considers affirmative action cases

Family Law

$7M adultery penalty in postnuptial agreement is valid, appeals court says

Second Amendment

In ‘scorching’ opinion, federal judge considers appointing historian to help him in gun case

Ethics

‘Reply all’ in electronic communications can imply consent, new ABA ethics opinion says

Ethics

It isn’t contempt if ‘we’re just mean people’ and disparaging comments caused no harm, lawyer argues

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejects Sen. Lindsey Graham’s bid to block his testimony in Georgia election probe

Election Law

Expect litigation over absentee ballots, and expect delays in the vote count, Common Cause warns

U.S. Supreme Court

Chief justice blocks turnover of Trump’s tax returns to congressional committee

Judiciary

This judge would rather not be called ‘your honor’

Mind Your Business

How to get more clients from the comfort of home

Election Law

Want to strengthen voting rights? The ABA is seeking volunteers for Perfecting Democracy initiative

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court majority seems ready to restrict consideration of race in college admissions

Legal Education

Law school participation for online and in-person classes compared by gender in new report

First Amendment

6th Circuit blocks ethics probe of judicial candidates who touted GOP links, anti-abortion endorsements

Asked and Answered

Stressed about holiday parties? Think about skipping them, says lawyer in recovery

Law Schools

New law school will charge only $24K in full-time tuition

Civil Procedure

Community resident has standing to sue over planned removal of Confederate statue, top Georgia court says

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Cardozo Law will fight junk science with $15M; sheriff convicted for restraint-chair misuse

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