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Constitutional Law

Oregon sues US agencies over protest arrests; what gave feds authority to intervene?

Jul 20, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

Legal Education

Self-awareness, mentors and family propel former C student to Harvard Law acceptance

Jul 20, 2020 10:14 AM CDT

Judiciary

Federal judge’s son killed, her lawyer husband wounded in shooting at their home

Jul 20, 2020 9:35 AM CDT

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Governor sues over mask mandate; court openings paused

Jul 17, 2020 4:10 PM CDT

Trials & Litigation

Fight over Trump’s financial information resumes quickly after Supreme Court order

Jul 17, 2020 3:25 PM CDT

Criminal Justice

Black veteran faces 5-year sentence after bringing his medical pot into Alabama

Jul 17, 2020 1:22 PM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Ginsburg is being treated for liver cancer, says she still can do her job

Jul 17, 2020 11:55 AM CDT

Prosecutors

Prosecuting attorney criticized for ‘racial undertone’ of Facebook comment

Jul 17, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

Bar Exam

California announces online October bar exam, lowered cut score and supervised practice

Jul 17, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court leaves stay in place that hampers voting by Florida ex-felons

Jul 17, 2020 10:20 AM CDT

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Protesters charged in state AG protest; Zoom comment aftermath

Jul 16, 2020 6:25 PM CDT

Legal Education

New York cancels September bar exam, and considers NCBE’s October offering

Jul 16, 2020 6:00 PM CDT

ABA Annual Meeting

What can we expect from the all-virtual 2020 ABA Annual Meeting?

Jul 16, 2020 3:45 PM CDT

Ethics

Lawyer suspended after his skip-trial strategy backfires; his son is reprimanded

Jul 16, 2020 2:55 PM CDT

Fourth Amendment

4th Circuit spars over predictive policing; dissenter criticized for writing ‘with a smooth pen and a tin ear’

Jul 16, 2020 2:45 PM CDT

Your Voice

Every lawyer should sit on a jury at least once

Jul 16, 2020 12:49 PM CDT

Careers

Law grads have had job offers rescinded at 49% of surveyed law schools

Jul 16, 2020 12:00 PM CDT

Ethics

Prosecutorial ethics are in the spotlight after the death of Ahmaud Arbery

Jul 16, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

Second federal execution since 2003 is carried out after Supreme Court lifts injunctions

Jul 16, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: KKK courthouse mural still on display; George Floyd’s family sues

Jul 15, 2020 4:45 PM CDT

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