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U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas recuses himself for first time in election-related case; ex-law prof wanted email ruling vacated

Judiciary

Meet Arthur Engoron, the ‘somewhat quirky’ judge deciding fate of Trump and his businesses in civil trial

U.S. Supreme Court

Can businessman continue suit over placement on no-fly list? Supreme Court to decide

U.S. Supreme Court

5th Circuit takings ruling that breaks ‘Pottery Barn rule’ will be reviewed by US Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

Could construction-permit fees be exempt from takings analysis? Supreme Court to decide

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to consider laws that block social media from removing certain content and users

LGBTQ Legal Issues

6th Circuit upholds bans on transition treatment for transgender minors

Criminal Justice

Man is accused of sending hundreds of threatening emails and voicemails to judges, public officials

Judiciary

Michigan judges can’t disregard pronoun preferences of parties and lawyers, new rule says

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer sanctioned for being ‘rude, demeaning and obnoxious’ in depositions

Law Firms

Did Polsinelli violate $14M flat-fee deal to provide ‘legal counsel’? 3rd Circuit rejects claim

Supreme Court Report

Supreme Court opens new term quietly—so far

Criminal Justice

Ex-federal prosecutor charged in alleged road-rage stabbing no longer works at this BigLaw firm

Education Law

En banc appeals court allows Title IX suit by student assaulted off campus, cites prior violence reports

Trials & Litigation

Retired Judge Posner must face suit alleging he failed to pay leader of his pro se center

Law Firms

Proskauer settles suit claiming 1 contract clause caused client’s $636M loss

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Big cases in administrative law, gun rights and social media are scheduled for October term

Ethics

Judge rips lawyers for ‘egregious’ repetition in opinion finding Trump liable for inflating finances

The Modern Law Library

Tales of 3 generations of Black women intertwine to form ‘Memphis’

Religious Law

Lawyers avoid mandatory religious liberty instruction, for now

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