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First Amendment

Federal judge strikes down sign law requiring transgender bathroom warnings

Public Defenders

Maine will hire its first public defenders to aid struggling indigent defense system

Constitutional Law

Some trials by SEC administrative judges violate Seventh Amendment right to jury trial, 5th Circuit rules

Judiciary

Judges’ retreat apparently became superspreader event; karaoke said to be one of the activities

Practice Management

How to drive law department transformation through legal operations

Legal Education

Starting this fall, many Native American students won’t be charged tuition at University of California law schools

Judiciary

Texas judge admonished after he erupts in anger, curses at lawyer, concludes: ‘I may not be suitable for this’

Entertainment & Sports Law

US women’s soccer players will earn the same as men, thanks to a lawsuit and an unusual pooling deal

LGBTQ Legal Issues

Judge cites challengers’ religious beliefs in blocking transgender health care requirements

U.S. Supreme Court

Incoming justice Jackson refuses to say whether SCOTUS leak was good or bad

Law in Popular Culture

2022 Silver Gavels go to book by Anita Hill, documentary about trailblazer Pauli Murray

International Law

Is there a way back for international law firms in Russia?

Law Firms

How to develop and keep associates? BigLaw firm tries embedding career coaches

Corporate Law

California law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional, judge rules

Mergers & Acquisitions

MyCase acquires immigration legal tech software Docketwise

Law Firms

LeClairRyan trustee agrees to $21M settlement with company accused of contributing to losses

Legal Rebels Podcast

EmotionTrac analyzes facial expressions in real time to help lawyers pick juries, market themselves

Legal Education

There’s modest improvement in law student perceptions of distance learning, new report finds

First Amendment

Federal judge blocks school from disciplining teacher if she outs transgender students to their parents

Sixth Amendment

Judge’s COVID-19 protocols violated defendant’s right to a public trial, 9th Circuit rules

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