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Criminal Justice

Former LeClairRyan general counsel pleads guilty to obstructing probe of financial misconduct

Fifth Amendment

Judge permits prosecutors to use facial recognition to open accused Capitol rioter’s laptop

Practice Management

Software company CEO discusses challenges, benefits and evolution of sourcing outside counsel

Practice Management

Software to power your personal injury law firm

U.S. Supreme Court

Mississippi asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in pending challenge to abortion law

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Cravath tops this ranking; 2 court victories for transgender youths

Supreme Court Nominations

Democratic senators want to know more about over 4,500 Kavanaugh tips collected by FBI

Labor & Employment

Scabby the Rat receives a reprieve from the NLRB

Supreme Court Report

Will the Supreme Court reconsider a landmark defamation case?

Law Firms

Law firms see spike in fraudulent unemployment claims

Criminal Justice

3 murder cases are dismissed in a week partly because of absent or unprepared prosecutors

Careers

Lawyer tweets that minorities don’t have to feel guilty about BigLaw career, garnering over 1,200 likes

Tort Law

Top state court is second to rule that gas stations can be liable for selling fuel to drunken drivers

Legal Education

After being denied Title IV funds, Florida Coastal sues Education Department

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: $26B opioid settlement proposed; lawyer resigns after he’s accused of nude cleaning proposal

First Amendment

5th Circuit allows chaplain prayers in Texas court during appeal of establishment clause ruling

First Amendment

Judge orders woman to take down anti-Biden signs using the F-word

Careers

After a soft recruiting season for 2021 summer associates, new cycle appears ‘off to a rollicking start’

The Modern Law Library

Chicago’s lakefront is an accident of history, but can it teach us how to preserve land for public use?

Ethics

Lawyer gets reprimand for responding to negative online review with embarrassing client information

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