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Legal Education

Professors, administrators and counsel applaud proposed ABA standard on academic freedom

Trials & Litigation

Objection to ACLU ‘mission drift’ led to ouster of Florida board members, suit says

Judiciary

Black lawyer alleges he was wearing handcuffs as judge pressed him to settle or produce documents

Religious Law

Religious act may protect Jehovah’s Witness who refused psychiatric meds before trial, 5th Circuit says

Criminal Justice

Georgia indictment bolstered by broad state law on racketeering

Election Law

These lawyers are charged along with Trump in Georgia RICO indictment; is ‘partisan shift’ to blame?

Ethics

Referee faults Florida Bar probe of lawyer accused of improperly soliciting hurricane clients

Trials & Litigation

Spanking gesture was directed at male deputy DA, not female prosecutor, defense lawyer says

Environmental Law

Montana’s disregard of climate change violates right to clean environment, judge rules

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

‘The Real Game-Changer’: Dentons is latest major firm to launch GPT-powered chatbot

Law Schools

Graduates of this Ivy League law school have highest salaries 4 years after graduation

Layoffs

Boston law firm announces layoffs that include lawyers

Law in Popular Culture

Surviving true crime—from the victims’ perspective

Constitutional Law

Constitution bars Trump from presidency, 2 conservative law profs conclude in upcoming article

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

California Innocence Project harnesses generative AI for work to free wrongfully convicted

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Hunter Biden prosecutor elevated to special counsel; Charles Ogletree dies

Law Firms

Fenwick & West aided FTX fraud by creating ‘shadowy entities,’ proposed class action alleges

Law Firms

BigLaw firm partners awarded fraction of their $1,500-plus hourly legal fees

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court temporarily blocks $6B opioid settlement, agrees to consider Sackler family shield

Ethics

Lawyer facing possible suspension touts new job—providing humanitarian aid in Ukraine

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