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Supreme Court Report

SCOTUS abortion case complicates Breyer retirement speculation

Law in Popular Culture

Fake victims, fake cops and the myth of entrapment in Netflix’s ‘Why Did You Kill Me?’

Law Firms

Plaintiffs law firm kicked off securities class action for failing to disclose client’s investment in short position

Law in Popular Culture

2021 Silver Gavel Awards honor works on court secrecy, racial justice, women’s rights

Criminal Justice

After prosecutor declines to bring rape charge, accuser uses unusual law to convene her own grand jury

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Controversial remarks by ‘QAnon shaman’ lawyer; progressive district attorney wins primary

Legal Education

Florida Coastal’s teach-out plan rejected again; another school demonstrates compliance on bar pass rates

Criminal Justice

Momentum builds for ‘second look’ legislation that allows inmates to get their sentences cut

Judiciary

State chief justice says world needs ‘healthy dose of civility,’ seeks comment on lawyer oath change

U.S. Supreme Court

What is the potential impact of the abortion case before the Supreme Court?

Immigration Law

Outgoing immigration judge says he encountered ‘soul-crushing bureaucracy’

Criminal Justice

Sickle cell trait is sometimes blamed for deaths during police arrests and custody; is it warranted?

Legal Rebels Podcast

New AI-powered legal writing tool aims to help lawyers craft winning briefs

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Future civil rights lawyers win scholarships; LSAC-funded pipeline program seeks requests for proposals

Judiciary

Protester accuses appeals judge of nearly hitting her with SUV; his lawyer says video supports defense

Prosecutors

Ex-prosecutor gives up law license after he’s accused of withholding evidence that led to wrongful convictions

Judiciary

Judge is accused of forcing staff to take diet pills, using Facebook aliases, warning of the devil

Tort Law

Legal malpractice payouts are the highest on record, insurance broker reports

Obituaries

Former ABA President L. Stanley Chauvin, known for his sense of humor, dies at 86

Law Schools

Law school noncompliance with diversity standard should require public notice, ABA legal ed section says

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