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Criiminal Justice

Former Cohen Milstein partner pleads guilty to child-porn possession

Law Firms

BigLaw firm’s suit seeks recruiter refund for lateral partner who soon left

Law and Aging

A lawyer looks at 100

Careers

MacArthur grant winners include 2 law profs and democracy lawyer, all Yale Law grads

Constitutional Law

Lawyer’s social media posts about shooting protesters are protected by First Amendment, bar court judge rules

Trials & Litigation

Did Trump lawyers flub by failing to request jury trial in civil fraud case?

Ethics

Lawyer suffering from pandemic stress censured for accessing judge’s computer, changing clerk’s time card

Trials & Litigation

Trump’s social media post about law clerk leads to gag order

Lawyer Wellness

Self-care gap expands as female lawyers spend less time on themselves, report more burnout

Partners

BigLaw firm promotes 205 lawyers to partner

U.S. Supreme Court

Justices drop ‘respectfully’ in some dissents, but SCOTUS rancor is tamer than in past

Criminal Justice

Judge rejects life sentence for drug dealer who sold fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed BigLaw associate

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas recuses himself for first time in election-related case; ex-law prof wanted email ruling vacated

Judiciary

Meet Arthur Engoron, the ‘somewhat quirky’ judge deciding fate of Trump and his businesses in civil trial

U.S. Supreme Court

Can businessman continue suit over placement on no-fly list? Supreme Court to decide

U.S. Supreme Court

5th Circuit takings ruling that breaks ‘Pottery Barn rule’ will be reviewed by US Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

Could construction-permit fees be exempt from takings analysis? Supreme Court to decide

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to consider laws that block social media from removing certain content and users

LGBTQ Legal Issues

6th Circuit upholds bans on transition treatment for transgender minors

Criminal Justice

Man is accused of sending hundreds of threatening emails and voicemails to judges, public officials

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