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Practice Management

Track your firm’s litigation deadlines with rules-based calendaring software

9th Circuit

Dissenting judge says 9th Circuit took habeas dysfunction to new level with ‘hypothetical dicta’

Pro Bono

State supreme court’s chief justice declares justice system emergency to increase pro bono representation

U.S. Supreme Court

DC Circuit keeps latest eviction moratorium in place; Supreme Court is asked to intervene

Members Who Inspire

Tara Isa Koslov brings passion for antitrust law to the ABA

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS justices pause reinstatement of remain-in-Mexico policy, won’t stop Obama center construction

Legal Education

Student loan data will become part of law schools’ ABA required disclosures

Criminal Justice

Animal rights lawyer is sentenced for soliciting murder of her husband’s girlfriend

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Judge adds vaccination to bail conditions; criminal cases affected by ‘massive’ data loss

White-Collar Crime

Federal white-collar prosecutions continue a long-term decline

Trials & Litigation

Judge’s award of $1 in attorney fees is likely unreasonable, 8th Circuit says

Public Health

Now that the COVID-19 vaccine has full approval from the FDA, how will employers respond?

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court among buildings evacuated amid bomb threat investigation

Law Firms

88 of 100 top law firms ‘undertook work that worsened climate change,’ new report says; which ones got A’s?

Constitutional Law

Federal appeals court upholds ban on common second-trimester abortion method

Legal Marketing & Consulting

This law firm will pay $100K for best jingle ‘that pairs well with fighting for justice’

Ethics

Appeals court vacates $1,000-per-day sanction against BigLaw lawyer

Immigration Law

Asylum officers, rather than immigration judges, would decide border asylum cases under proposed rule

Practice Management

New CEO of IP law firm talks dynamic leadership with client-centric insight

Second Amendment

3rd Circuit revives Second Amendment challenge to zoning restrictions on gun club

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