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Labor & Employment

Ex-EEOC lawyer is making ‘highly questionable’ assertion about abortion travel benefits, Littler Mendelson says

Constitutional Law

Does Trump have to testify to Jan. 6 committee? It’s a ‘constitutional gray area’

Law Firms

Cravath expects everyone to be in office Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Bar Exam

Law grad who married Japanese princess has this in common with 23% of repeat test-takers of New York bar exam

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Ban on nonunanimous juries is not retroactive in Louisiana, top state court says

Law Schools

A sign of rapprochement? Federal appeals judges boycotting Yale Law will speak at school

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas gives Sen. Lindsey Graham temporary reprieve on testifying before grand jury

Judiciary

This federal judge called cops to report squeegee guys who gave him the finger, spat on his car

Practice Technology

Innovation and law firm digital transformation in Europe

Criminal Justice

Lawyer with link to 9/11 conspiracy theorists is charged with assaulting police in US Capitol riot

Education Law

8th Circuit temporarily pauses student-loan forgiveness program

Practice Technology

Take one thing off your plate with virtual receptionists

Family Law

Military lawyer abducted war orphan when she arrived in US with guardians, suit claims

Diversity

BigLaw taps into underserved high schools for next generation of diverse lawyers

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Bulls proposal leads to prison time; conviction obtained in death of lawyer hero

Constitutional Law

Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before Georgia grand jury, with some exceptions, 11th Circuit rules

Education Law

Barrett denies emergency request to halt student-loan forgiveness program; federal judge tosses different suit

Constitutional Law

Funding structure for consumer agency violates separation of powers, 5th Circuit says

Bar Exam

Pass rate for New York’s July bar exam ticks up, as repeat and foreign-educated test-takers do better

Law in Popular Culture

A Credit to the Genre: ‘Serial’ and the case of Adnan Syed

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