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Bar Exam

California plan to move bar exam to Kaplan sent back to state supreme court

Trials & Litigation

Judge tosses lawyer’s dueling lawsuit against Willkie partner in spat over New York Post story

Law Firms

Longtime Boston-based law firm will disband after lawyer defections

Judiciary

Judge reassigned after he orders defendant to wear condom and jokes ‘probation’s gonna check’

Law Firms

No conflicts by Sullivan & Cromwell in representation of Samuel Bankman-Fried, report finds

Judiciary

Judge resigns amid Jan. 6 rally probe; ‘I would do it over again’

Technology

‘Robot lawyer’ website DoNotPay settles FTC claims it couldn’t deliver on promises

Associates

Which law firms scored highest in summer associate surveys? And which had memorable events?

Verdicts & Settlements

Lawyer awarded $3.3M after crashing snowmobile into negligently parked Army helicopter

U.S. Supreme Court

Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add 6 justices

International Law

ABA will bring lawyers to the UK to celebrate historic 1924 visit

Ethics

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC for his role in election 2020 subversion

Partners

Some top partners in BigLaw will bill nearly $3,000 per hour next year, data says

Law Firms

Suit alleging Jones Day’s family-leave policy discriminates against men can go to trial, judge rules

Criminal Justice

Death row inmate held in solitary confinement for 26 years can sue, federal appeals court rules

Judiciary

Canadian courts are definitely different than American ones

Criminal Justice

Suspect in custody after courthouse explosion that injured several people

Ethics

Judge’s tactics of ‘overzealous collection’ lead to unpaid suspension

Judiciary

Suspended federal appeals judge, 97, has ‘extraordinarily high level of cognitive ability,’ evaluation says

Court Security

Kentucky sheriff accused of killing judge makes first court appearance

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