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Law Professors

UIC law prof must receive online diversity training, coaching before classroom return, letter says

Year in Review

Top 5 legal technology news stories of 2021

Criminal Justice

‘Constitutional sheriffs’ contend they have the power to determine what the law is

Ethics

Kramer Levin lawyers are sanctioned for ‘vitriolic and unsubstantiated’ anti-Semitism claims

Ethics

Judge slams Davis Wright for failing to mention settled, adverse caselaw, orders $40K in sanctions

Law Schools

2 law schools found to be out of compliance with ABA’s bar passage standard

Criminal Justice

Rapper who called attention to high-billing prison phone service is killed at music festival

Law Firms

This BigLaw firm is the first to allow its lawyers to work from home indefinitely

Health Law

6th Circuit reinstates workplace vaccine mandate, says OSHA authority isn’t limited to hard hats, goggles

In-House Counsel

Former legal chief at Farmers Insurance awarded $150M in punitive damages in firing suit

Practice Technology

Why this personal injury firm set up shop in the metaverse

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge; Goodwin pushes back return-to-office date

Election Law

Judge refuses to toss Dominion’s $1.6B defamation suit against Fox News

Bankruptcy Law

Bankruptcy court had no authority to shield Sackler family in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, judge rules

Year in Review

Meet 12 ABA members who inspired us in 2021

U.S. Supreme Court

Profs’ simulations predict conservatives will control Supreme Court for at least 3 more decades

Continuing Legal Education

Refusing to budge, top Florida court says ABA imposes CLE panel ‘quotas,’ state lawyers can’t get credit for participation

Criminal Justice

Suspended lawyer is accused of inflating firm payroll to obtain COVID-19 pandemic relief funds

Legal Education

With GRE restrictions lifted for law schools, some urge caution

Law Schools

Which law school has best quality of life? Best career prospects? Princeton Review releases rankings

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