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Law Firms

Pierce Bainbridge, former partner reach deal in suit by paralegal who alleged sexual assault

Criminal Justice

Lawyer pleads guilty in staged accident scheme; victims underwent unnecessary surgery

Election Law

Estimated 4.6M Americans can’t vote in midterms because of felony convictions, new report says

Ethics

Alex Jones case shows inadvertent disclosure of electronically stored information is a real risk

Fourth Amendment

2 Trump appointees battle as 9th Circuit upholds chalking tires; dissent accused of analysis by ‘hyperbole’

Law Firms

These law firms are shunning Kanye West; one says end to representation wasn’t a firing

Practice Technology

Rocket Lawyer announces partnership with Golden State Warriors

Law in Popular Culture

Astros cheat, lawyers prosper and fans strike out in sign-stealing scandal

U.S. Supreme Court

Kagan temporarily blocks Jan. 6 committee subpoena for Arizona GOP leader’s phone records

Ethics

Lawyer accused of relying on staffer to take CLE classes gets sanction reprieve if he accepts indigent cases

Criminal Justice

Lawyer is acquitted on tax and wire-fraud charges for wiring $6.5M in client funds to Swiss bank account

Trials & Litigation

Court reporter is ordered to meet deadline or go to jail, with her equipment, until work is done

Education Law

Biden administration announces PSLF plans, and ABA suggests extension of student-loan payment pause

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS justices became ‘targets for assassination’ after leak of abortion opinion, Alito says

Obituaries

Lawyer who fought state’s motorcycle helmet law stayed true to his cause in death

The Modern Law Library

How do you calculate damages in injury trials? Longtime expert witness reveals methodology

U.S. Supreme Court

This Justice Ginsburg tribute is the size of a postage stamp

Labor & Employment

Ex-EEOC lawyer is making ‘highly questionable’ assertion about abortion travel benefits, Littler Mendelson says

Constitutional Law

Does Trump have to testify to Jan. 6 committee? It’s a ‘constitutional gray area’

Law Firms

Cravath expects everyone to be in office Tuesdays and Wednesdays

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