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Ethics

Lawyer’s hip-hop defense fails in case involving ‘an overarching pattern of misconduct’

Aug 1, 2019 10:13 AM CDT

Law in Popular Culture

What lawyers can learn about criminal liability from MTV’s ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’

Aug 1, 2019 7:00 AM CDT

Your Voice

Can suing a company’s board lead to more accountability for workplace misconduct?

Aug 1, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Justice Gorsuch fulfills expectations from the right and the left

Aug 1, 2019 6:00 AM CDT

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Bail reform ‘as big as Brown v. Board of Education;’ how some rich kids get college aid

Jul 31, 2019 4:33 PM CDT

Corporate Law

Ethics fix can stop CEOs from acting like sociopaths, former BigLaw lawyer says

Jul 31, 2019 12:41 PM CDT

Immigration Law

US uses loophole to split up immigrant families after judge’s order to halt separations, ACLU says

Jul 31, 2019 11:41 AM CDT

Law Firms

Struggling LeClairRyan faces suits over closed office, alleged gender bias

Jul 31, 2019 10:47 AM CDT

Careers

2 bright spots in law-grad hiring: more BigLaw jobs, higher rate of JD-required employment

Jul 31, 2019 10:06 AM CDT

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: DUI lawyer arrested for alleged bizarre attack; judge warned for law license lapses

Jul 30, 2019 5:05 PM CDT

First Amendment

Law doesn’t impose ‘most gullible person on Facebook’ standard in suit over fake police page, 6th Circuit says

Jul 30, 2019 2:52 PM CDT

Sixth Amendment

New trial won for inmate convicted of plotting wood-chipper murder of federal judge

Jul 30, 2019 12:19 PM CDT

Legal Education

Thanks to email error, those taking California bar exam now know essay question topics

Jul 30, 2019 11:32 AM CDT

Juries

11th Circuit affirms removal of ‘horrifying’ juror who ‘laid on the couch,’ disrespected female jurors

Jul 30, 2019 10:34 AM CDT

Personal Lives

Why this lawyer bought nearly $21,000 worth of shoes at Payless

Jul 30, 2019 9:54 AM CDT

Criminal Justice

Stun belts are intended to keep control in courtroom, but some judges use them to inflict punishment

Jul 30, 2019 9:27 AM CDT

Law Scribbler

Trade secret privilege is bad for criminal justice

Jul 30, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: AG Barr restricts asylum in family-ties cases; prosecutors allege ‘perversion of justice’

Jul 29, 2019 4:30 PM CDT

Ethics

Ethics panel, citing ‘egregious’ violations, recommends 33-month suspension for Larry Klayman

Jul 29, 2019 3:46 PM CDT

Criminal Justice

Citing contradictory evidence, judge overturns sex assault verdict; juror is ‘absolutely appalled’

Jul 29, 2019 2:13 PM CDT

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