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Executive Branch

Trump picks his personal lawyers for powerful DOJ posts

Attorney General

Gaetz’s AG nomination could face ‘steep’ climb, senators warn

Ethics

Did ethics case constitute ‘crying in baseball’? Kansas supremes debate discipline as ‘sword’

Law Firms

Miles & Stockbridge will merge with 30-lawyer firm

Federal Government

Gaetz resigned days before ethics investigation report expected

Trials & Litigation

Judge recuses from Arizona case over his email denouncing attacks on Harris

Attorney General

Trump nominates Rep. Matt Gaetz, outspoken ally, as attorney general

Antitrust Law

FTC antitrust case against Meta can move to trial, court rules

Judiciary

Biden faces shrinking window for judicial nominations

Legal Education

Aspiring law students could skip standardized admissions testing under new ABA variance

Criminal Justice

Trial gets underway for alleged hit man accused of shooting attorney for litigant friend

Careers

RNC election lawyer, a ‘very genial guy,’ will be new White House counsel

Legal Rebels Podcast

What generative AI means for the future of predictive analytics

Criminal Justice

Lawyer accused of stealing over $31K from jailed woman after she signed power of attorney at his request

Obituaries

Theodore B. Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage equality, dies at 84

Public Defenders

Following pay changes with Idaho public defender’s office, agency saw more than 1,000 withdrawals

Report from Governmental Affairs

Members Only: Make your voice heard in the ABA Legislative Priorities Survey

Law Firms

New nonequity partners are sometimes stuck paying more health and tax costs

Cybersecurity

Judge gives final OK to $8M settlement in Orrick data breach

Judiciary

Appeals judge told state attorney how to handle resentencing while badmouthing others, texts indicate

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