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Environmental Law

Seattle settles case involving ‘rights of nature,’ a theory gaining steam in other countries

Trials & Litigation

Why lawyers in Young Slime Life trial got a free lunch from strip club

Constitutional Law

States seeking greater reach for their abortion laws may turn to Supreme Court’s pig-welfare decision

U.S. Supreme Court

Did court fail to ‘disentangle race from politics’ when it overturned voting map? SCOTUS to decide

Law in Popular Culture

ABA Journal named Magazine of the Year by business publication editors

U.S. Supreme Court

Can US lawmakers sue for information on Old Post Office lease to Trump company? SCOTUS to decide

Sentencing/Post-Conviction

Oregon’s former top administrative judge gets prison time in child pornography case

Career & Practice

How lawyers can embrace their inner ‘chicken’

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: Infowars host Alex Jones’ lawyer appeals $97K sanction; judge removed for sexual comments

Legal Education

Plans for cutting admissions test requirement paused by ABA Legal Ed council

U.S. Supreme Court

Wins for 2 corruption defendants show Supreme Court’s distaste for broad interpretations of fraud laws

White Collar Crime

2 ‘Varsity Blues’ convictions overturned, partly based on faulty honest-services fraud theory

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

How lawyers can take advantage of ChatGPT and other large language models disrupting the legal industry

Law Firms

Alleged cut-and-paste mistake wasn’t reason for client’s claimed $636M loss, Proskauer argues

U.S. Supreme Court

Jackson joins 3 conservative dissenters as Supreme Court upholds California’s pig welfare law

Ethics

Montana judge gets unpaid suspension for courthouse hallway comments

Law Firms

Former Proskauer COO withheld raises to create resentment, spur moves to new firm, amended suit says

Legal Education

Following methodology changes for US News rankings, 7 law schools reach top 100

Law in Popular Culture

The public defender approach to personal life

Law Firms

Law firms see ‘bifurcated recovery’ with strengths and challenges varying by firm size

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