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Legal Education

5 more law schools now approved to use JD-Next for admissions

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era federal ban on bump stock devices

Law Firms

Kaufman Dolowich fired associate after rejecting his disability accommodation request, suit alleges

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in blow to union activists

U.S. Supreme Court

Does SCOTUS decision in ‘Trump too small’ case show ‘rifts in the originalist consensus’?

Criminal Justice

The chaos unfolding at Young Thug’s trial, explained

Judiciary

‘That’s it, take him!’ Lawyer handcuffed in courtroom hallway after judge’s alleged command

Legal Education

Oregon’s alternative pathway to the bar proves popular

U.S. Supreme Court

Expanded access to abortion drug remains intact after Supreme Court says challengers lack standing

Civil Rights

Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre can’t get reparations under nuisance law, top Oklahoma court says

Attorney General

GOP-run House votes to hold AG Merrick Garland in contempt

Civil Rights

Winner of ABA Thurgood Marshall Award got an early start in civil rights work

Criminal Justice

Appeals court upholds negligent homicide conviction for encouraging suicide by electronic means

Ethics

Lawyer accused of seeking Israeli hackers to obtain judge’s personal emails

Legal Rebels Podcast

Can generative AI tools make it easier for lawyers to offer pro bono services?

Technology

‘Robot lawyer’ DoNotPay reaches settlement in suit alleging it’s neither robot nor lawyer

Criminal Justice

Prosecution of Democrats will repair rule of law, says law prof who wrote ‘torture memos’

Law Firms

This BigLaw firm is tops for culture, most important factor to surveyed law students, new report says

Agriculture & Food

Federal judge halts disaster aid program for minority farmers

First Amendment

Public middle school can ban ‘There are only two genders’ T-shirt, 1st Circuit rules

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