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Pro Bono

Members can advance democracy, equity and justice during ABA Giving Day

Criminal Justice

Former CFO at Tom Girardi’s law firm reaches plea deal, agrees to $3.1M forfeiture

Judiciary

Judge, aka ‘Sal Tortorella’ on TikTok, gets unpaid suspension for lip-syncing videos

The Modern Law Library

‘Company’ is the perfect short story collection for spooky season

Death Penalty

SCOTUS seems closely divided on new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate

Legal Education

This law school is among the 1% that allow use of AI to write admissions essays

Bar Associations

ABA changes description of Judicial Clerkship Program after conservative group sees ‘quotas’

Annual Meeting

Law professor Jonathan Turley discusses free speech at ABA Crossroads Caucus event

Ethics

Lawyer gets suspension after slapping attorney in front of courthouse

Natural Disasters

Hurricane Help: Lawyers mobilize to support communities hit by storms

Law in Popular Culture

Female lawyer lead in ‘Matlock’ on CBS shows the power of appearing powerless

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS immunity decision may have protected crimes in Nixon White House, 9th Circuit judge says

Bar Exam

Connecticut allows fully online law school grads of Purdue Global to take bar exam

Law in Popular Culture

Vanderbilt’s goal post teardown follows a football tradition that’s led to litigation from injured fans

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court appears likely to uphold regulation of ghost guns

Judiciary

Judge’s ‘exceptional’ defiance following discipline decision is unmatched, suspension decision says

U.S. Supreme Court

FBI probe of Kavanaugh was constrained by Trump White House, report finds

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to intervene in Texas emergency abortion case

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court is ‘dour and diligent’ as it debates ‘potential sleeper case;’ are arguments ‘abusive’?

Eighth Amendment

9 years of solitary confinement violates Eighth Amendment, jurors find; case later settles

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