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State Government

Paxton’s former top aide wonders whether he had been blackmailed, aide testifies in impeachment trial

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Kavanaugh says he’s hopeful for ‘concrete steps’ on SCOTUS ethics matters

Law Firms

$4.5M BigLaw firm settlement in investor case should be approved, magistrate judge says

In-house Counsel

Charge of attempted strangulation precedes general counsel’s ouster

Partners

Ex-BigLaw partner shown in tirade videos sues influencer for allegedly destroying his career

Children & the Law

Family First: A group of Washington lawyers works to keep infants with their mothers

Law Firms

‘Misogynistic’ McElroy Deutsch defamed and retaliated against former executive, amended suit alleges

Trials & Litigation

Collateral estoppel allows jurors to skip liability issue in second Trump defamation trial

Criminal Justice

Meddling clerk ‘betrayed her oath of office’ in Alex Murdaugh murder case, new-trial motion alleges

Ethics

Do this, not that, when preparing witnesses and during testimony, new ABA ethics opinion says

Members Who Inspire

Passion for Justice: Northwestern law prof fights for juvenile rights armed with research

Law in Popular Culture

So you were convicted of killing someone who’s still alive—now what?

The Modern Law Library

Complex litigation judge has 50 ideas to simplify the courts

State Government

Paxton not fit to be Texas AG, prosecutor says; impeachment trial starts after Senate allows charges

Labor & Employment

Does federal law prevent employers from making you wear a bra at work?

Second Amendment

8th Circuit decision upholding felon gun ban quickens path to Supreme Court, lawyer says

Law in Popular Culture

The Real Jerry Maguire: An interview with sports agent and lawyer Leigh Steinberg

Judiciary

25 federal district courts have always had white judges

Health Law

FDA’s ‘tweet-sized doses’ of ivermectin advice can be challenged in lawsuit, 5th Circuit says

Election Law

Write-in candidate with 2 law degrees sues to keep Trump off the ballot; different challenge tossed

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