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Second Amendment

States can’t ban guns in banks, hospitals and churches, but property owners can, 9th Circuit says

Access to Justice

Nonlawyer entities could provide legal services in Washington in proposed pilot program

Practice Finance

Getting ready for retirement is easier than you think

Judiciary

Judge settles suit accusing lawyer of threatening to release her intimate photos in bid to scuttle deposition

Law Firms

Another BigLaw firm announces merger—third in week’s time

Health Law

42 state AGs endorse federal plan to add warning labels on social media

Judiciary

Judge not hearing cases after allegedly calling herself ‘a new racist’ in secret recordings

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Kagan: Lower court judges could enforce Supreme Court ethics code

Careers

Paul Weiss partner, ‘a skilled handler of high-ego politicians,’ is helping Harris with debate prep

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Amy Coney Barrett describes coming home with bulletproof vest

Law Firms

Ballard Spahr announces merger that ‘is just the tip of the next iceberg’ in Pacific Northwest

Death Penalty

Lawyer chooses lethal injection for inmate who didn’t want to make decision

Law Firms

2 BigLaw firms ‘fighting it out in the lateral market’ vote to merge

Law in Popular Culture

‘What Jennifer Did’: Senseless killings can take a toll on lawyers working the cases

Layoffs

In ‘difficult but necessary step forward,’ merged law firm trims 10% of equity partnership

New Attorneys

Stressed and depressed, only 34% of young lawyers with highest student debt say JD was worth cost, new ABA survey says

Judiciary

Lawyer alleges ‘impeachment by subterfuge’ after federal appeals judge, 97, suspended for another year

Trials & Litigation

Trump’s NY hush money sentencing delayed until after November election

Practice Technology

Clio partners with NHL’s Vancouver Canucks for official away jerseys

Arbitration

Did you read the small print? ‘Infinite’ arbitration clauses are on the rise

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