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Ethics

Lawyer suspended after arguing cocaine enhanced his cognition

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court appears split in Facebook lawsuit tied to data breach

Cybersecurity

Phishing emails purported to be from PACER’s electronic filing system target lawyers

Law Firms

Which law firms are expected to win influence in Trump administration?

U.S. Supreme Court

Who may be on Trump’s Supreme Court short list? Senate win aids judicial picks

Criminal Justice

As Trump wins White House, special counsel weighs how to end trials

Criminal Justice

Former judge is accused of threatening to burn down polling site

Prosecutors

One of 2 prosecutors ousted by DeSantis wins election; how did other progressive prosecutors fare?

Ethics

Once-liberal lawyer said to be ‘brains’ behind 2020 election-interference scheme suspended from practice

The Modern Law Library

‘Watchdogs’ author has no regrets about choosing civil service over the NBA

Verdicts & Settlements

Girl wins $300K settlement over seizure and slaughter of pet goat

Law Firms

Dentons, Boies Schiller call lawsuit claims against them ‘literally incoherent’ and ‘utterly implausible’

Rule of Law

Courtroom ‘is not a theater’ for unsubstantiated election claims, says letter signed by 125 bar leaders

Election Law

Judge denies Missouri’s effort to block federal election monitors

Election Law

Top Georgia court blocks extended deadline for county voters who received late-mailed ballots

Ethics

Lawyer’s mistaken Zelle transfer leads to ethics complaint

Law Firms

BigLaw firm sanctioned for ‘flagrant violations of a protective order’

Election Law

Supreme Court will hear Louisiana map case with impacts for Black voters

Election Law

Meet Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias, who wears GOP scorn ‘like a badge of honor’

Election Law

DOJ will send monitors to 86 counties for Election Day, the most in two decades

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