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Fourth Amendment

Is chalking tires a Fourth Amendment violation? Exception doesn’t protect city, 6th Circuit says

Law Firms

LeClairRyan bankruptcy trustee targets firm co-founder, compares firm to movie ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’

Supreme Court Report

When the Supreme Court cites your amicus brief

Careers

Median salaries reach all-time high for class of 2020 law grads, while employment rate drops slightly

Ethics

Judge sanctions pro-Trump lawyers for election suit, cites ‘guesswork’ affidavits and unwarranted claims

Legal Education

Minnesota lifer may be first woman to take proctored LSAT in prison

Criminal Justice

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office concludes donation to his campaign wasn’t a bribe

Appellate Practice

‘I can’t keep up with you on this stuff,’ busy trial lawyer tells Georgia justices in public defender’s libel suit

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court doesn’t disturb order forcing Biden to revive remain-in-Mexico policy

The Modern Law Library

How LinkedIn can help lawyers develop and market their brands

Criminal Justice

Lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels wins mistrial on charges he stole from clients

Ethics

Lawyer avoids interim suspension after conviction stemming from impaired mother’s wandering

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Ineffective counsel at two levels entitles death row inmate to new sentencing, 4th Circuit says

Associates

Midlevel associates rated these firms tops for job satisfaction; survey finds hybrid work preference

Advancing Racial Equality & Social Justice

Amid judicial reform debates, racial and ethnic justice interests remain significant

Constitutional Law

Mask mandate didn’t violate Catholic school’s religious freedom rights, 6th Circuit says

Practice Management

Track your firm’s litigation deadlines with rules-based calendaring software

9th Circuit

Dissenting judge says 9th Circuit took habeas dysfunction to new level with ‘hypothetical dicta’

Pro Bono

State supreme court’s chief justice declares justice system emergency to increase pro bono representation

U.S. Supreme Court

DC Circuit keeps latest eviction moratorium in place; Supreme Court is asked to intervene

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