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Law Firms

BigLaw firms approve ‘merger of equals,’ creating Faegre Drinker

Dec 18, 2019 10:51 AM CST

Question of the Week

What resolutions do you have planned for 2020?

Dec 18, 2019 10:26 AM CST

The Modern Law Library

Check out our favorite books of 2019

Dec 18, 2019 10:02 AM CST

Prosecutors

Woman’s wrong-number call to DA’s office leads to a special gift

Dec 17, 2019 4:18 PM CST

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Missing ex-associate died in crash; Harvey Weinstein says his work has been forgotten

Dec 17, 2019 3:43 PM CST

First Amendment

5th Circuit judge has ‘judicial change of heart’ in case that could chill protests

Dec 17, 2019 2:17 PM CST

Trials & Litigation

Judge tells lawyer who sent ‘eat a bowl of dicks’ emails the profession doesn’t need him

Dec 17, 2019 1:04 PM CST

Death Penalty

Use of death penalty remains ‘near historic lows,’ while public support wanes

Dec 17, 2019 10:07 AM CST

Law Scribbler

Career confessions of an atypical law school graduate

Dec 17, 2019 6:00 AM CST

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Retired lawyer liable for son’s death; SCOTUS rejects homelessness case

Dec 16, 2019 4:42 PM CST

Trials & Litigation

Judge’s clerk performs behind-the-back cellphone dial to test plaintiff’s claim

Dec 16, 2019 4:01 PM CST

Ethics

BigLaw partner who said she worked 3,173 billable hours is suspended for overbilling

Dec 16, 2019 2:52 PM CST

Legal Education

Atlanta’s John Marshall sees some success with ABA legal ed section

Dec 16, 2019 11:50 AM CST

Law Firms

Suit alleges 2 lawyers sexually assaulted paralegal after firm’s annual holiday party

Dec 16, 2019 11:18 AM CST

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS accepts pro se appeal that could upend hundreds of convictions

Dec 16, 2019 10:33 AM CST

Criminal Justice

Do courts lack info about medication-assisted treatment as an option for defendants with opioid addiction?

Dec 16, 2019 6:00 AM CST

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court agrees to hear 3 disputes over access to Trump’s financial and tax records

Dec 13, 2019 5:12 PM CST

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Impeachment articles OK’d for House vote; judge’s dog-fighting remarks didn’t require recusal

Dec 13, 2019 4:15 PM CST

Legal Education

ABA again says no to Florida Coastal’s nonprofit application and makes noncompliance finding

Dec 13, 2019 2:46 PM CST

Criminal Justice

Bone marrow recipient’s DNA partly changed after procedure; what are the implications for law enforcement?

Dec 13, 2019 12:29 PM CST

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