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Constitutional Law

ABA urges Supreme Court to rule US can sue to block unconstitutional Texas abortion law

Constitutional Law

Is the proposed wealth tax constitutional? Answer depends on ‘direct tax’ definition

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS continues to hold the line on qualified immunity

Ethics

Lawyer is disbarred after accusations of ‘pervasive incivility’ and ‘reckless indifference to the law’

Criminal Justice

Suspended lawyer gets jail time for smuggling drugs into jail

Evidence

Emojis help make one case and destroy another; corruption defendant used winking emojis

Practice Technology

Consumers increasingly desire remote legal services, Clio CEO says

Juries

Did pandemic make jurors more skeptical of scientific evidence? Some see a change

Law Firms

Law firms encourage workers to return to office with these perks

Law Firms

Hunt for Girardi Keese assets leads to some unusual recoveries and Erika Girardi appeal

Attorneys with Disabilities

Has COVID-19 made the workplace more accessible for lawyers with disabilities?

Ethics

Retired prosecutor, disbarred for withholding evidence, says law practice is ‘a screwed-up obscenity’

Practice Management

Here are your options for secure real-time chat with your legal team

Law in Popular Culture

‘The Practice’ vs. ‘Boston Legal’: How the original stacks up to the spinoff, part 1

Law Firms

Lowenstein Sandler law clerk marries Japan’s Princess Mako

Law Schools

Vermont Law School can cover artist’s slavery murals, federal judge rules

Religious Law

Let them eat cheesecake on Shavuot, 6th Circuit says in Jewish prisoners’ case

Lawyer Pay

Some Texas law firms are offering signing bonuses as high as $500K to lateral associates

Criminal Justice

Litigation funder is charged in staged accident plot; high interest rates left little cash for phony plaintiffs

Asked and Answered

When most of law school faculty were straight white men, how did those who were not bring change?

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