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Afternoon Briefs: Judge’s sex-bias accuser accused of seeking attention; lawyer disbarred for office assault

Aug 6, 2019 4:40 PM CDT

Law Firms

BigLaw firms are taking ‘two steps forward, one step back,’ new Thomson Reuters report says

Aug 6, 2019 2:55 PM CDT

Judiciary

Judge admonished for ‘deep-seated antagonism’ blames overzealous protection of child’s interests

Aug 6, 2019 1:21 PM CDT

Bankruptcy Law

Suspended lawyer can’t shield home in bankruptcy from malpractice judgment, 7th Circuit says

Aug 6, 2019 10:13 AM CDT

Sixth Amendment

Jailhouse lawyer who fought nonunanimous jury verdicts helped propel issue to Supreme Court

Aug 6, 2019 9:26 AM CDT

Ethics

A smoking-gun document offered by ex-employee of opposing party? Beware ethical risks, opinion says

Aug 5, 2019 4:24 PM CDT

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: First Step Act frees crack cocaine offender; judge vacates port-of-entry asylum rule

Aug 5, 2019 4:00 PM CDT

Judiciary

Justice of the peace accused of longtime domestic abuse is suspended from the bench

Aug 5, 2019 12:49 PM CDT

Constitutional Law

Handcuffing of second grader didn’t violate his constitutional rights, 8th Circuit says

Aug 5, 2019 11:31 AM CDT

Privacy Law

4th Circuit upholds search of home based on one web click

Aug 5, 2019 10:30 AM CDT

Ross Writing Contest

Story with racial justice theme wins ABA Journal's 2019 Ross essay contest for legal fiction

Aug 5, 2019 7:00 AM CDT

Careers

Jobs in legal services sector increase for third straight month

Aug 2, 2019 4:38 PM CDT

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Rappers awarded $2.8M over Katy Perry song; lawyer killed outside courthouse by pickup truck

Aug 2, 2019 4:07 PM CDT

Family Law

South Carolina high court unties the knot for common-law marriage

Aug 2, 2019 12:30 PM CDT

Copyright Law

3rd Circuit rules maker of banana costume is entitled to ‘fruits of its intellectual labor’

Aug 2, 2019 9:54 AM CDT

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Appeals of Kavanaugh complaints rejected; Trump rescinds prosecutor medals

Aug 1, 2019 4:00 PM CDT

Law Firms

Jones Day sued for alleged malpractice by pro bono clients who say eviction deal left them homeless

Aug 1, 2019 2:09 PM CDT

Internet Law

Facebook isn’t liable for algorithm that put terrorist content in news feeds, 2nd Circuit rules

Aug 1, 2019 12:43 PM CDT

Question of the Week

What essay questions do you remember from the bar exam?

Aug 1, 2019 11:45 AM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

In ‘unorthodox’ strategy, Arizona files suit against opioid company owners directly with Supreme Court

Aug 1, 2019 11:31 AM CDT

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