Illinois jail must pay $880K to family members of inmate who died by suicide, judge rules

Jul 19, 2024 2:45 PM CDT

Conservative group sues Northwestern University law school for alleged hiring discrimination against white men

Spurred on by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ban of race considerations in college admissions, a conservative group filed a lawsuit against the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law on July 2, charging that it discriminates against white men in hiring faculty and in choosing articles for its law review.

Jul 3, 2024 2:06 PM CDT

Top elected justices are twice as likely to affirm death penalty in election years, 3-state study finds

Politics is apparently affecting the fate of people caught up in the criminal justice system, according to a study by the Death Penalty Information Center.

Jul 2, 2024 9:03 AM CDT

ABA’s artificial intelligence task force releases law school survey

Law schools are overwhelmingly integrating emerging artificial intelligence technology into their curriculums, but they’re still not sure about specific AI policies.

Jun 25, 2024 12:34 PM CDT

Ex-justice sought Holy Spirit compassion before sentencing of ‘land the tuna’ politician husband

Jun 25, 2024 10:26 AM CDT

These 3 law firms are paying summer bonuses; will BigLaw follow?

Is the summer-bonus bandwagon for associates getting revved up? Law firms in California, Texas and New York have announced summer bonuses collectively ranging from $2,500 to $30,000.

Jun 25, 2024 9:02 AM CDT

‘That’s it, take him!’ Lawyer handcuffed in courtroom hallway after judge’s alleged command

Jun 13, 2024 10:40 AM CDT

Winner of ABA Thurgood Marshall Award got an early start in civil rights work

Jun 12, 2024 12:53 PM CDT

Judge tosses lawyer’s defamation suit against ex-mayor for alleged crude and insulting statements

Jun 7, 2024 9:15 AM CDT

7th Circuit has no patience for Bernhard Modern—a typeface, not a person

Jun 5, 2024 3:48 PM CDT

City sued for paying hundreds of Black residents $25,000 in reparations

Evanston, a Chicago suburb, has been credited with launching the country’s first government-funded reparations program for Black Americans. It has paid out nearly $5 million to 193 of the town’s Black residents over the past two years. But now a conservative advocacy group has filed a class-action lawsuit to kill the program, arguing that it discriminates against the suburb’s non-Black residents.

Jun 4, 2024 11:10 AM CDT

Illinois signs up for NextGen bar exam as details on test emerge

On the same day that Illinois announced that it would be the 19th jurisdiction to commit to administering the NextGen bar exam, the National Conference of Bar Examiners released additional information about two knowledge areas of the new test.

May 29, 2024 3:13 PM CDT

Woodchipper and bomb threats on social media allegedly traced to Chicago-area prosecutor

May 29, 2024 2:38 PM CDT

Slate for 2024-2025 term announced by ABA Legal Ed Section

The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has announced its 2024-2025 council slate.

May 3, 2024 1:34 PM CDT

Black retired judge who flew first class says flight attendant ordered her to use coach restroom

Apr 30, 2024 2:29 PM CDT