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The Modern Law Library

‘Watchdogs’ author has no regrets about choosing civil service over the NBA

Verdicts & Settlements

Girl wins $300K settlement over seizure and slaughter of pet goat

Law Firms

Dentons, Boies Schiller call lawsuit claims against them ‘literally incoherent’ and ‘utterly implausible’

Rule of Law

Courtroom ‘is not a theater’ for unsubstantiated election claims, says letter signed by 125 bar leaders

Election Law

Judge denies Missouri’s effort to block federal election monitors

Election Law

Top Georgia court blocks extended deadline for county voters who received late-mailed ballots

Ethics

Lawyer’s mistaken Zelle transfer leads to ethics complaint

Law Firms

BigLaw firm sanctioned for ‘flagrant violations of a protective order’

Election Law

Supreme Court will hear Louisiana map case with impacts for Black voters

Election Law

Meet Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias, who wears GOP scorn ‘like a badge of honor’

Election Law

DOJ will send monitors to 86 counties for Election Day, the most in two decades

Copyright Law

Copyright decision is a win for milkshake lovers and the right to repair

International Law

Google fined $20 decillion by Russian court

Trials & Litigation

Trump picks Northern District of Texas for lawsuit over Harris’s CBS interview

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty in tumultuous YSL case; judge delivers a sentencing twist

Civil Procedure

Sanction against Northwestern law prof affirmed by 10th Circuit

Judiciary

What we know about Trump, Harris, and judicial nominations

Election Law

Elon Musk case over $1M voter giveaway moved to federal court

Law Firms

BigLaw firms set earnings expectations for partners, create ‘super tiers’ to reward top performers

Women in the Law

Dozen major law firms had new partnership classes with 50% or more women for at least 4 years

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