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Afternoon Briefs: Political climate motivates would-be lawyers; Avenatti trial begins

Jan 29, 2020 3:07 PM CST

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Judge should be ousted after asking woman whether she closed her legs to prevent rape, judicial panel says

Jan 29, 2020 1:21 PM CST

Ethics

Sanctions upheld against lawyer accused of billing for work done after his client fired him

Jan 29, 2020 10:54 AM CST

Criminal Justice

See the video: Defendant shows his support for pot legalization in court, leading to new drug charge

Jan 29, 2020 10:20 AM CST

First Amendment

Law firm calling itself LawHQ sues 9 states for banning law firm trade names

Jan 29, 2020 9:58 AM CST

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Does MTV’s ‘True Life: Crime’ pass the ‘true crime’ test?

Jan 29, 2020 7:00 AM CST

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Chemerinsky: Stakes are high as SCOTUS considers 2 major abortion cases

Jan 29, 2020 6:30 AM CST

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Afternoon Briefs: California bar seeks proposals on nonlawyer practitioners; online ‘sneak-in’ contracts abound

Jan 28, 2020 4:01 PM CST

Evidence

In husband’s trial, judge allows evidence from slain wife’s Fitbit

Jan 28, 2020 2:21 PM CST

Immigration Law

Immigration judges are leaving because the job is ‘unbearable,’ union says

Jan 28, 2020 12:33 PM CST

Criminal Justice

Ex-lawyer charged with fraud after collecting money from inmate for fake bribe scheme

Jan 28, 2020 11:43 AM CST

Careers

2 founding partners leave boutique firm, and one explains why: He needs a break from law practice

Jan 28, 2020 11:32 AM CST

Trials & Litigation

DOJ environmental chief tells courts he inadvertently let his law license lapse

Jan 28, 2020 10:15 AM CST

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Afternoon Briefs: Judge and civil rights lawyer dies at 93; lawyer reminds court of Super Bowl continuance promise

Jan 27, 2020 4:20 PM CST

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows US to implement rule curbing green cards based on likely public assistance

Jan 27, 2020 2:44 PM CST

Asked and Answered

Getting real: What happens when clients go on reality TV

Jan 27, 2020 2:20 PM CST

Ethics

Lawyer who can’t find testators for over 500 wills can’t toss documents, ethics opinion says

Jan 27, 2020 1:33 PM CST

Legal Education

Finance law prof gets probation for not paying taxes after being accused of embezzling millions of dollars

Jan 27, 2020 12:45 PM CST

Criminal Justice

Lawyer accused of billing more than 24 hours per day is found in Nicaragua

Jan 27, 2020 12:16 PM CST

Ethics

DC Bar considers relaxing its already-lenient rules to allow nonlawyer ownership of law firms

Jan 27, 2020 10:40 AM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Political climate motivates would-be lawyers; Avenatti trial begins

Judge should be ousted after asking woman whether she closed her legs to prevent rape, judicial panel says

Sanctions upheld against lawyer accused of billing for work done after his client fired him

See the video: Defendant shows his support for pot legalization in court, leading to new drug charge

Law firm calling itself LawHQ sues 9 states for banning law firm trade names

Does MTV’s ‘True Life: Crime’ pass the ‘true crime’ test?

Chemerinsky: Stakes are high as SCOTUS considers 2 major abortion cases

Afternoon Briefs: California bar seeks proposals on nonlawyer practitioners; online ‘sneak-in’ contracts abound

In husband’s trial, judge allows evidence from slain wife’s Fitbit

Immigration judges are leaving because the job is ‘unbearable,’ union says

Ex-lawyer charged with fraud after collecting money from inmate for fake bribe scheme

2 founding partners leave boutique firm, and one explains why: He needs a break from law practice

DOJ environmental chief tells courts he inadvertently let his law license lapse

Afternoon Briefs: Judge and civil rights lawyer dies at 93; lawyer reminds court of Super Bowl continuance promise

Supreme Court allows US to implement rule curbing green cards based on likely public assistance

Getting real: What happens when clients go on reality TV

Lawyer who can’t find testators for over 500 wills can’t toss documents, ethics opinion says

Finance law prof gets probation for not paying taxes after being accused of embezzling millions of dollars

Lawyer accused of billing more than 24 hours per day is found in Nicaragua

DC Bar considers relaxing its already-lenient rules to allow nonlawyer ownership of law firms

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