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Afternoon Briefs: Coca-Cola GC leaves after 8 months; wrongly jailed man challenges $4K bill for confinement

Law in Popular Culture

A look at HBO Max’s ‘Q: Into the Storm,’ QAnon, conspiracies and sovereign citizens

Law Firms

Which firms top the Am Law 100? And how much did their revenue grow?

Supreme Court Report

SCOTUS case on disclosure of nonprofit donor names raises First Amendment questions

U.S. Supreme Court

Juvenile can get life without parole for murder without finding of permanent incorrigibility, Supreme Court rules

U.S. Supreme Court

3 Democratic lawmakers call on Barrett to recuse herself in donor disclosure case

Law Firms

Former BigLaw operations manager pleads guilty to using law firm credit card for personal purchases

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: ABA Journal Board of Editors selects next leader; associate hiring drops during pandemic

Judiciary

How many state supreme court justices are people of color? Judiciary doesn’t reflect population, report says

The Modern Law Library

Sen. Mazie Hirono discusses Kavanaugh hearings, the January insurrection and how her immigrant family’s experiences impacted her

Constitutional Law

How Florida’s new anti-riot law could run afoul of the First Amendment

Criminal Justice

After Chauvin’s conviction on all counts, what will his appeal look like?

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Chauvin found guilty in George Floyd’s death; why red flag law wasn’t used against FedEx gunman

Legal Education

2020 law school grads having harder time finding jobs, data shows

Legal Writing

Colorful judicial writing style undermines legitimacy of opinions, law prof argues

Law Firms

After name partner goes missing, lawyers get no paychecks; clients allege millions of dollars in lost funds

Judiciary

Judge is investigated after he reportedly testifies in divorce deposition about burying $100K in his backyard

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS should hear case in which shackled defendant reenacted murder, with no defense objection, Sotomayor says

Judiciary

Judge resigns after using racial epithet, opining that all lives matter

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer accused of laundering cash from undercover agent; Justice Barrett lists home for nearly $900K

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