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Ethics

Florida lawyer says she used trust account funds to avoid becoming homeless

Diversity

Will diversity policy affect hiring of independent monitor in Boeing case? Federal judge wants to know

Environmental Law

Supreme Court clears way for Biden’s plan to cut power plant emissions

Judiciary

New Hampshire Supreme Court justice is indicted

Technology

When queried by judge, chatbot had less faith in its output than expert witness who used it

Ethics

Overturning 45-year precedent, New Jersey gives disbarred lawyers second chance

Ethics

Judge orders suspension for ‘one of these lawyers’ who use ‘bombast’ and ‘practice close to or over the line’

Legal Rebels Podcast

What Filevine’s new AI tool could mean for the future of depositions

Law Firms

Law firms cut compensation for some partners, freeing up cash for high performers

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court orders reconsideration of appellate decision on youths carrying guns

Judiciary

Judge reprimanded for ordering payment of restitution to himself

Access to Justice

New rules issued for Utah’s regulatory sandbox program

Judiciary

Conservative faction pushes judge nominees who are ‘even more bold and more conservative’

Judiciary

Judge suspended without pay after indictment for alleged fake layoffs

Judiciary

Judge with ‘highly antagonistic demeanor’ must be removed from foster care case, 5th Circuit says

Administrative Law

Landmark Chevron decision was overturned; what happens now?

Law Firms

Judge cuts Quinn Emanuel’s $185M fee, an amount deemed ‘astronomical’ by objectors

Ethics

Lawyers ordered to provide door-to-door apology after their early-morning ‘scream test’

Bar Exam

California Supreme Court shoots down portfolio bar exam proposal but clears path to state-specific exam

White Collar Crime

DOJ announces $3B in fines for landmark money-laundering case

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