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Constitutional Law

Does Qatar’s gift of a luxury plane to US violate the emoluments clause?

Ethics

Lawyer with huge social media following is accused of performing ‘no legal work of value’ for several clients

Judiciary

Florida judge is accused of sharing ‘objectively unrealistic’ fake recording with editorial board

Law Firms

6 firms resolved EEOC probes with pro bono deals, they told state attorneys general

Accreditation & Standards

Should law schools have more hands-on learning requirements?

Death Penalty

Firing squad mostly missed South Carolina inmate’s heart, causing him to ‘scream and groan,’ lawyers say

ABA Leadership

Nominations for 2025-2026 term announced by ABA Legal Ed Section

Civil Rights

Court’s religious training order for attorneys ‘plainly exceeded remedial bounds,’ 5th Circuit says

Law Firms

These major law firms are ‘actively finalizing’ a merger deal

ABA

ABA objects to proposed changes in Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

Immigration Law

ICE moves detainees to Texas facility where judge declined to halt deportations

Constitutional Law

Federal judge orders release of detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk

Legal Education

ABA Legal Ed council continues suspension of diversity standard

Criminal Justice

Justice Department is investigating NY attorney general who has targeted Trump

Obituaries

David Souter, former US Supreme Court justice, dies at 85

Legal Education

Elections, economy and social issues inspire 22.9% jump in law school applications

Executive Branch

Trump will replace polarizing DC US attorney pick Ed Martin

Education Law

$2.6M settlement approved in suit claiming meditation program violated public school students’ religious rights

Judiciary

Chief justice says courts must be free to check ‘excesses’ of Congress, White House

Judiciary

‘There was in fact a defendant named Jaques Strapp,’ says judge defending his corny ‘dad jokes’

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