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Trademark Law

5th Circuit rules for ‘The Hammer’ in lawyer’s trademark suit over purloined keywords and click-to-call ads

Federal Government

Biden’s new picks for solicitor general and Manhattan US attorney once clerked for AG Garland

Constitutional Law

House committee can access some Trump financial records from accounting firm, judge rules

Legal Education

Law prof’s federal discrimination suit against University of Idaho allowed to go forward

Public Health

Some Texas courts agree to courthouse mask mandates despite governor’s contrary order

Education Law

Judge denies Florida Coastal’s motion to reinstate federal aid

Trials & Litigation

5th Circuit warns of ‘cautionary tale for every attorney’ as it refuses to revive lawsuit

Criminal Justice

Arrest is made in fatal stabbing of lawyer in his New York City office

The Modern Law Library

How neurodiverse lawyers can thrive in the profession—and change it for the better

Immigration Law

Federal law doesn’t preempt New Jersey’s ban on immigration cooperation, 3rd Circuit rules

Annual Meeting

Pregnant workers’ rights to reasonable accommodations should be guaranteed by law, ABA House says

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‘Undue hardship’ is too strict a standard to discharge student loans in bankruptcy, ABA argues

Annual Meeting

Country is divided, and lawyers can lead toward progress, says ABA President-elect Deborah Enix-Ross

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ABA House addresses treatment of children and youths in pair of resolutions

Education Law

School dress codes mandating skirts for girls may violate Title IX, 4th Circuit rules

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Private prisons are a failed experiment with ‘perverse and immoral incentives,’ ABA House says in calling for their end

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ABA House encourages prosecutors to collect and publish case data

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Congress should study slavery reparations and address racial disparities in incarceration, ABA House says

Ross Essay Contest

Law student who sees ‘healing and beauty’ in writing wins ABA Journal’s 2021 Ross essay contest for legal fiction

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Human rights violations at American Indian boarding schools must be investigated, ABA House says

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