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Judiciary

Judge reprimanded partly for telling defendant, ‘I do hope you do fight for your life ... every day’

Professional Development

ABA and SoFi offer student loan debt relief through new contest

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Censure recommended for judge’s ‘knucklehead’ remarks; Kesha loses round in Dr. Luke suit

Law Schools

Texas university moves to fire its president over law school admissions scandal

Constitutional Law

DC Circuit tosses suit claiming Trump is violating emoluments clause

Evidence

How corporate lawyers made it harder to punish companies that destroy electronic evidence

Judiciary

Lawmakers ask for ‘frank examination’ of response to federal judge’s sexual misconduct

Careers

Legal industry gains 4,500 jobs in January

Criminal Justice

Prosecutors consider reviewing convictions in Malcolm X’s murder after documentary raises questions

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 2-time SCOTUS litigant gets settlement; at-large judge elections upheld in voting rights case

Law Schools

Training for nonlawyers to provide legal advice will start in Arizona in the fall

Judiciary

Judge allegedly asked why ‘Aunt Jemima’ was put on the jury, spurring his reassignment

Judiciary

Language lecture is among Supreme Court chief justice’s greatest impeachment trial moments

Practice Technology

UpCounsel announced shutdown after reaching deal with LinkedIn, court papers reveal

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Prisons tout video visitation’s convenience, but families say they’re overpaying for bad service

Sentencing/Post Conviction

New lawsuits by transgender people challenge bans on name changes for those convicted of crimes

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: SCOTUS lacks State of the Union majority; judge reverses No More Deaths convictions

Trials & Litigation

2nd Circuit scolds lawyers for apparent ‘lack of candor’ after client died

Criminal Justice

DA says predecessor manufactured case against doc and girlfriend accused of luring women into sex assaults

Law Firms

Is there a law-firm rate bubble? Peer Monitor notes concerns, but sees few indications of trouble

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