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Animal Law

Colorado Supreme Court considers whether habeas petition can free zoo elephants

Criminal Justice

Expect more lawsuits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, says plaintiffs lawyer

Ethics

Judge is accused of using racial slur, vulgar terms and ‘libtard’ label for employee offended by his comments

Election Law

Supreme Court allows Virginia effort to strike possible noncitizen voters

Trials & Litigation

4th Circuit upholds $1M sanction for law firm that tried to ‘sabotage’ federal court’s authority

Path to Partner

Inspired by a movie, this attorney then made herself indispensable

Law Schools

Don’t give money to law schools unless they teach originalism, conservative federal appeals judge says

Lawyer Pay

Average BigLaw partner compensation increased 26% in 2 years, reaching this high-water mark

Criminal Justice

Former Moody’s GC gets prison time for tax-filing failure on $54M income while life ‘all fell apart’

Judiciary

Judge who allowed secretary to work remotely didn’t violate ethics rules, state supreme court says

Careers

From behind bars, to passing the bar

Election Law

4th Circuit strikes down effort to purge suspected noncitizen voters

Second Amendment

2nd Circuit sticks to its guns on constitutionality of concealed-carry law after SCOTUS remand

Election Law

5th Circuit rules ballots that arrive late shouldn’t be counted despite postmarks

Lawyer Wellness

Only 36% of young legal professionals say work has positive impact on mental health, new survey finds

Immigration Law

ABA President Bay urges ICE to notify counsel when transferring detainees

Practice Technology

Generative AI brings new insights to litigation analytics tools

Tort Law

Her teenage son killed himself after talking to a chatbot; now she’s suing

Verdicts & Settlements

DOJ reaches $100 million settlement in Baltimore bridge collapse

Sentencing/Post Conviction

DA requests resentencing for Menendez brothers, opening path to release

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