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Trials & Litigation

Georgia appeals court pauses Trump election case to consider disqualifying DA Fani Willis

Appellate Practice

7th Circuit has no patience for Bernhard Modern—a typeface, not a person

Law in Popular Culture

This criminal defense lawyer’s big complaint about Netflix’s ‘Abducted in Plain Sight’ is the parents

Immigration Law

ABA ‘strongly opposes’ Biden’s executive order restricting asylum; ACLU readies lawsuit

Ethics

Lawyer gives up license after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assaults, including one involving associate

Law Firms

Lawyers are returning to office with ‘startling enthusiasm,’ survey says

The Modern Law Library

‘The Originalism Trap’ author wants to see originalism dead, dead, dead

Bar Associations

21 state AGs sign letter demanding changes to ABA diversity standard for law schools

Criminal Justice

Citing ‘Sixth Amendment nightmare,’ 9th Circuit allows pretrial release of defendants without lawyers

Civil Rights

Appeals court blocks Fearless Fund from awarding grants to Black women

Civil Rights

City sued for paying hundreds of Black residents $25,000 in reparations

Criminal Justice

Juror excused after mystery woman left bag of cash at her home and explained why

Criminal Justice

‘Colorful’ attorney with ‘massive client list’ sentenced for $2M theft, impersonating his lawyer

Law Schools

Judge cites ‘utter lack of specificity’ as he tosses suit alleging NYU law review favors minorities

Law Firms

BigLaw partner was demoted and later told to hang up his spurs, age-bias suit alleges

Criminal Justice

Apparent mix-up snagged man driving in viral video during suspended-license hearing

Criminal Justice

Trump could make these appellate arguments after trial he calls ‘rigged’

Election Law

Felons often can’t vote in Florida. But Trump likely can, thanks to a quirk of the law

Ethics

Judge denies dueling requests for sanctions in Elon Musk defamation case

What’s on the Shelf?

‘Like Nike’s Slogan’: Veteran litigator has some advice about trying cases—‘just do it’

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