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St. Thomas College of Law returns to compliance with ABA accreditation standards

The St. Thomas University College of Law in Florida is back in compliance with two accreditation standards and remains an approved law school, according to a memo by the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.



Supreme Court poised to expand Trump’s power over independent agencies

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to allow President Donald Trump to fire a leader of the Federal Trade Commission, a ruling that could limit or overturn a 90-year-old precedent that curbs executive power to dismiss the heads of agencies Congress set up to be independent.



Supreme Court will hear case on Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will hear a case examining the legality of President Donald Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship, a high-stakes test of the controversial policy that could redefine who is considered an American.



Grand jury refuses to reindict Letitia James in mortgage fraud case

A grand jury in Virginia on Thursday rejected Justice Department efforts to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud, declining to indict her again after a judge dismissed the charges last week, according to two people familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak about the proceedings.



Supreme Court hands Trump victory in fight over Texas congressional map

The Supreme Court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump and Republicans a major political victory by clearing the way for a Texas congressional map that was drawn in the hope of flipping up to five House seats to the GOP.



Hearings reveal details of Mangione’s arrest as murder case drags on

A year after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down from behind by a masked shooter with a 3D-printed weapon and a makeshift silencer, no trial date has been set for Luigi Mangione, the suspect Patrolman Joseph Detwiler arrested. Mangione has spent much of the past year at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he is being held without the option of bail.



Rigging the Game: After charges of athletes throwing games to influence wagers, some blame prop bets

Betting scandals have rocked Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association in recent months, raising questions about the risks of so-called “prop bets.” The term refers to a wager on a specific individual performance or occurrence within a game, which does not necessarily depend on the final score. Microbets are seen as a faster subset of these wagers.



FTC supports end to ABA council's 'monopoly' as law school accreditor

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission endorsed ending the “monopoly” of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as the country’s sole law school accreditor, citing “overly burdensome law school accreditation requirements” that raise prices and stifle attempts to offer “a differentiated, more affordable product.”



Personal injury lawyers find 'massive opportunity' with AI

Recent months have brought an explosion of massive investments in artificial intelligence tools for personal injury lawyers. A report released this summer by professional business platform 8am supports this sentiment, showing 37% of personal injury lawyers use generative AI at work, compared to 31% of lawyers overall.



New documentary follows 'rising star' as he takes his case to the Supreme Court

For Supreme Advocacy, the filmmakers chose as their subject Roman Martinez, a rising star among elite Supreme Court advocates, and a case he took to the court last year involving disability discrimination. Martinez is a former law clerk to Chief Justice John Roberts and a veteran of the U.S. solicitor general’s office.



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