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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill by mail for now

Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. on Monday issued an order that temporarily allows patients to continue accessing a widely used abortion pill through the mail.



Finalized student loan limits will impact law students, law schools and the legal profession

Regulations that limit the amount of federal loans available to “professional” advanced degrees such as law were finalized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education, potentially limiting access to legal education in ways that could impact law students, law schools and the legal profession.



UCLA can't threaten Federalist Society over ID'ing students who disrupted event, free speech group says

After protesters disrupted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security general counsel’s talk to law students at the University of California at Los Angeles on April 21, the law school’s assistant dean emailed the conservative Federalist Society, encouraging the hosting group to not identify the protesters, noting that sharing that information could lead to disciplinary action.



Law and MBA graduates earn more if classes are racially diverse, study shows

Racial diversity in professional schools has had an unexpected benefit: boosting starting salaries for graduates.



After more than a decade, book explores forensic evidence from shooting death of Trayvon Martin

Two Florida-based authors say they’ve researched 11,500 newspaper and journal articles, scoured investigative records and pored over Martin’s autopsy report. They both maintain basic crime scene processes were not followed. Other concerns involve the bullet trajectory, George Zimmerman’s re-enactment of the crime being admitted into evidence and the history of racial tensions in Sanford.



Seashells and slang weak basis for case against Comey, legal experts say

The charges stem from an incident nearly a year ago when Comey, vacationing on the North Carolina coast, posted a photograph on social media showing seashells on the beach arranged to say “86 47.” President Donald Trump’s administration says it is pursuing Comey for making a threat to kill the president.



Supreme Court says anti-abortion center can fight subpoena for donors’ names

The Supreme Court held unanimously on Wednesday that a chain of faith-based anti-abortion pregnancy centers can mount a federal court challenge to a subpoena for its donors that it claims is part of an intimidation campaign by New Jersey officials hostile to its views on abortion.



Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply weakened a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act, a ruling that limits the consideration of race in drawing voting maps and could usher in Republican gains in the House.



Change of Venue: Few lawyers move to upstate New York, but a state program is trying to change that

Rural Pathways—in its second summer—will sponsor more than 20 law students heading into less-populated communities for an eight-week program in which they learn about the different legal careers available to them. The program, sponsored by the New York State Unified Court System, pays participants $30 per hour and provides them with housing options on local college campuses.



James Comey indicted over 2025 social media post allegedly threatening Trump

Former FBI director James B. Comey has been indicted on allegations that a photo he posted on social media in 2025 constituted a dangerous threat to the president.



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