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Law Firms

BigLaw partner is no longer listed on firm website after accusation of misrepresentation to federal court

Continuing Legal Education

Florida Supreme Court’s order blocking diversity quotas for CLE instructors could impact ABA programs

Sixth Amendment

Can opening-the-door evidence doctrine violate the confrontation clause? SCOTUS will decide

Law Firms

This former attorney general now bills for BigLaw at nearly $2,300 per hour

Advancing Racial Equality & Social Justice

5 recommendations as Biden works to dismantle discriminatory immigration policies

Criminal Justice

Judge rules retirement accounts of former BigLaw lawyer can be tapped for $10.4M restitution order

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 2 firms give special bonuses; immigrant leaves church sanctuary for first time in 3 years

Criminal Justice

Threats of sham lawsuit against well-known singer constitute a crime, 9th Circuit says

Death Penalty

Texas court tosses sentence of state’s longest-serving death row inmate

Immigration Law

Florida man sentenced to federal prison after posing as immigration attorney

Prosecutors

Former prosecutor’s behavior was ‘troubling’ but not criminal, investigation finds

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: DOJ civil rights nominee defends letter; lawyer charged in triple murder

Law Firms

Departing lawyers who copied firm’s databases may be liable for unfair business practices, top state court says

Trials & Litigation

Judge slashes fee request to about $3K for lawyer who filed suit for client after his firing

U.S. Supreme Court

Democrats introduce bill to expand Supreme Court; opponents warn of ‘politicians in robes’

Trials & Litigation

Evidential essentials: How witnesses can make or break a case

Judiciary

Sotomayor and Gorsuch warn that misinformation and intolerance can threaten democracy

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Breyer says looking to international law can help the court evaluate US cases

Juvenile Justice

Top Massachusetts court vacates 90-day contempt sentence for teen who called judge B-word

Trusts & Estates

Top state court deadlocks on fiduciary exception to attorney-client privilege in K&L Gates case

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