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Fourth Amendment

2 Trump appointees battle as 9th Circuit upholds chalking tires; dissent accused of analysis by ‘hyperbole’

Law Firms

These law firms are shunning Kanye West; one says end to representation wasn’t a firing

Practice Technology

Rocket Lawyer announces partnership with Golden State Warriors

Law in Popular Culture

Astros cheat, lawyers prosper and fans strike out in sign-stealing scandal

U.S. Supreme Court

Kagan temporarily blocks Jan. 6 committee subpoena for Arizona GOP leader’s phone records

Ethics

Lawyer accused of relying on staffer to take CLE classes gets sanction reprieve if he accepts indigent cases

Criminal Justice

Lawyer is acquitted on tax and wire-fraud charges for wiring $6.5M in client funds to Swiss bank account

Trials & Litigation

Court reporter is ordered to meet deadline or go to jail, with her equipment, until work is done

Education Law

Biden administration announces PSLF plans, and ABA suggests extension of student-loan payment pause

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS justices became ‘targets for assassination’ after leak of abortion opinion, Alito says

Obituaries

Lawyer who fought state’s motorcycle helmet law stayed true to his cause in death

The Modern Law Library

How do you calculate damages in injury trials? Longtime expert witness reveals methodology

U.S. Supreme Court

This Justice Ginsburg tribute is the size of a postage stamp

Labor & Employment

Ex-EEOC lawyer is making ‘highly questionable’ assertion about abortion travel benefits, Littler Mendelson says

Constitutional Law

Does Trump have to testify to Jan. 6 committee? It’s a ‘constitutional gray area’

Law Firms

Cravath expects everyone to be in office Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Bar Exam

Law grad who married Japanese princess has this in common with 23% of repeat test-takers of New York bar exam

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Ban on nonunanimous juries is not retroactive in Louisiana, top state court says

Law Schools

A sign of rapprochement? Federal appeals judges boycotting Yale Law will speak at school

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas gives Sen. Lindsey Graham temporary reprieve on testifying before grand jury

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