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Criminal Justice

Evidence supports RICO conviction of man who said his gun ‘burst out’ before shooting judge, appeals court says

Careers

New SEC enforcement chief abruptly resigns after judge questions ‘unhinged’ claim in BigLaw case

Criminal Justice

Doctrine protecting officers for split-second decisions is blamed for more police killings

News Roundup

Afternoon briefs: Search of Giuliani’s home is ‘legal thuggery,’ says his lawyer; top legal officer earns $50.9M

Legal Writing

Retired BigLaw partner tells tales of lawyers, FBI and kidnapping epidemic of 1930s in new book

Law Firms

BigLaw firm mostly goes meeting-free this week to address fatigue

Ethics

Former New York AG Eric Schneiderman is suspended for abusing women

Prosecutors

Chief deputy DA in Vegas writes column criticizing Disney wokeness and spurs Twitter backlash

Ethics

Lawyer gets stayed suspension for ‘unintelligible’ brief; she said she mistakenly filed the draft version

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer for accused Capitol rioter says ‘biatch’ less offensive; charge dropped against Boies Schiller partner

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer wrongly cited golden rule, court says in overturning $1.1M verdict in suit against Fetty Wap label

Technology

Unbundled law firms find success offering virtual legal services

Ethics

Lawyer gets 5-year suspension for firing gun into colleague’s law office

Legal Education

Florida Coastal’s proposed teach-out plan dinged by ABA’s legal ed section because of lack of details

Practice Management

In defense of the team: What basketball and law practice have in common

Judiciary

Judge is accused of threatening to bust butt of traffic defendant, claiming she likes ‘to flim-flam people’

Law Professors

Human Rights Watch fires general counsel after she used N-word in classroom lecture

Bankruptcy Law

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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: DOJ will probe Louisville, Kentucky, police; Coca-Cola reviews outside counsel diversity policy

U.S. Supreme Court

Detainee’s quest for information on secret CIA interrogation site will get Supreme Court review

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