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Insurance Law

GEICO doesn’t have to pay for STD contracted during car sex, despite policy punctuation, 8th Circuit says

Annual Meeting

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker calls on ABA to uphold ‘freedom, liberty, fairness’

Obituaries

Sharecropper’s son who rose from poverty to become first Black New Jersey justice dies at 91

Mind Your Business

Beyond Logic: The case for emotional branding for law firms

Privacy Law

Justice Department sues TikTok, alleging it broke child privacy law

Sentencing/Post-Conviction

Hunter Biden to be sentenced Nov. 13, a week after Election Day

Criminal Justice

Florida lawyer admits trying to ignite bomb outside Chinese embassy in DC

International Law

Inside the deal that led to a blockbuster prisoner swap with Russia

White Collar Crime

DOJ launches corporate whistleblower awards program

Election Law

5th Circuit rules against Black and Hispanic voters in redistricting case

Obituaries

Former ABA President Tommy Wells has died

Death Penalty

South Carolina’s execution menu is not cruel and unusual, state supreme court says

Immigration Law

5th Circuit avoids immigration-invasion argument in ruling for Texas in buoy barrier case

Law Firms

Duane Morris bestows partner title on powerless attorneys to shift tax and business costs, suit alleges

Judiciary

Judge who socialized with police officers, used the F-word, agrees to removal from bench

Animal Law

DC Circuit rules for PETA in First Amendment challenge to agency’s social media comment filters

Professional Development

Does the legal profession still need Latin?

Law Firms

Lewis Brisbois settles one former partner’s lawsuit; second is pending

Judiciary

Judiciary employees filed 17 complaints against federal judges over 3-year period, new report says

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: These Supreme Court sleeper cases will have lasting impact

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