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Criminal Justice

Hunter Biden convicted of lying during gun purchase

U.S. Supreme Court

On secret recording, Justice Alito agrees on need to return US to ‘place of godliness’

What's on the Shelf?

Retired D.C. Circuit judge talks about his memoir on navigating a legal career through blindness

Law Schools

Student editors at Columbia Law Review vote to strike after website shutdown, report says

First Amendment

5th Circuit orders 8 books returned to shelves of Texas library; ‘flatulent humor’ group not included

Criminal Justice

Judge Aileen Cannon tosses another curveball in the Trump cases

Religious Law

Religious-liberty training order likely violates lawyers’ constitutional rights, 5th Circuit says

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS financial disclosures are released; Thomas reports 2 trips paid by Harlan Crow

Media & Communications Law

Woman who says she inspired ‘Baby Reindeer’ is suing Netflix for $170M

Trials & Litigation

Judge tosses lawyer’s defamation suit against ex-mayor for alleged crude and insulting statements

Prosecutors

Florida Supreme Court rules against prosecutor ousted by governor

Careers

FTC ban on noncompetes raises confidentiality issues—and can it be enforced?

Law Firms

Law firm and lawyer in ‘quiet quit’ dispute drop their litigation

Immigration Law

Migrants who cross the border illegally won’t be allowed a lawyer if they don’t get one pronto

Antitrust Law

Regulators set the stage for AI antitrust battles

Criminal Justice

Judge’s revelation is new twist in saga of man driving in video during suspended-license hearing

Trials & Litigation

Wisconsin warden, 8 other staffers charged after series of prisoner deaths

Sentencing/Post-Conviction

Texas DA seeks to overturn governor’s pardon of man who killed BLM protester

Technology

In concurrence confession, appeals judge says ChatGPT research ‘less nutty’ than feared

Attorney General

Garland hits out against ‘unprecedented’ and ‘unfounded’ attacks on the DOJ

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