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U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court’s most pro-religion justices since WWII sit on the current court, new study says

Family Law

Top state court recognizes same-sex adultery as grounds for divorce

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Final 4 justices named in SCOTUSblog brackets; law firms open Northern California offices

U.S. Supreme Court

Can Congress stop Twitter from blocking users? Thomas considers idea as Supreme Court vacates Trump decision

U.S. Supreme Court

Google’s use of Java code was fair use, SCOTUS rules in Oracle copyright battle

Law Firms

Womble Bond Dickinson sees savings opportunity in flexible work, aims to cut office space by up to 50%

Legal Theory

Law prof proposes a middle-ground theory of judging to guide centrist judges

Trials & Litigation

Company donates 1.2M eggs to food banks as part of lawsuit settlement

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Last equal pay claim against Jones Day is tossed; law students’ quest for refunds is rejected

Civil Rights

Georgia lawmakers pass bill to revamp citizens arrest law, once used to justify lynchings

Careers

Legal industry loses 1,400 jobs in March following big gain in February

Environmental Law

New York City can’t use tort law to sue oil companies over climate change, 2nd Circuit says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Uber ordered to pay $1.1M to blind passenger; state supreme court overturns mask mandate

Law Firms

Polsinelli’s commitment to diversity was ‘mere pretense,’ alleges gay ousted partner in bias suit

Law Firms

Suit alleges BigLaw firm used LexisNexis product to inflate bills for flat-fee legal research

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules for Facebook in dispute over texts; justices spar over ‘series-qualifier canon’

Associates

Law firms are pulling out all the stops in hot hiring market for some lateral associates

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS weighs whether freedom of speech applies to students off campus using social media

Criminal Justice

‘Professional exonerators’ contributed to more than 60% of last year’s exonerations

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Defamation suit against Trump proceeds; 4th Circuit upholds terrorist watch list

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