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Judiciary

Judge used expletives and said defendant was ‘just a criminal,’ meriting new sentence, court says

Feb 28, 2019 7:00 AM CST

ABA Abroad

ABA Center for Human Rights is a living legacy of its founder, says 6th Circuit judge

Feb 28, 2019 6:45 AM CST

YOUR VOICE

Lawyers with depression can still zealously represent clients while embracing their humanity

Feb 28, 2019 6:30 AM CST

Media & Communications Law

Judge and her husband lose libel appeal over parking spot article

Feb 27, 2019 4:16 PM CST

Question of the Week

What tech gear do you use at your law firm, and how is it helpful to you?

Feb 27, 2019 2:57 PM CST

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS rules 6-3 for inmate on ineffective assistance; dissent implies Gideon was wrongly decided

Feb 27, 2019 1:09 PM CST

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court gives partial victory to inmate with dementia who seeks to avoid execution

Feb 27, 2019 11:55 AM CST

Legal Ethics

Florida Bar asks for emergency suspension of lawyer for social media ‘attack of massive and continuous proportions’

Feb 27, 2019 11:40 AM CST

Legal Ethics

Lawyer unable to give judge full name of his mechanic after missing court date gets suspension

Feb 27, 2019 10:11 AM CST

Trials & Litigation

Florida Coastal and ABA ask court to dismiss accreditation lawsuit

Feb 27, 2019 10:00 AM CST

Executive Branch

Michael Cohen calls Trump a racist, a con man and a cheat in prepared testimony, mentions pending probe

Feb 27, 2019 9:14 AM CST

Law Practice Management

Thomson Reuters launches cloud-based tool ‘for lawyers by lawyers’ to assist firms in real time

Feb 27, 2019 7:00 AM CST

Law Schools

Student loan forgiveness: Great in theory, murky in practice

Feb 27, 2019 6:30 AM CST

Constitutional Law

DC Circuit rejects challenge to Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel

Feb 26, 2019 2:52 PM CST

Legal Ethics

Lawyer can be sanctioned for frivolous challenge to bail reform, 10th Circuit rules

Feb 26, 2019 12:13 PM CST

Judiciary

Judge asked for ladder to climb Statue of Liberty and was denied request for safety concerns

Feb 26, 2019 11:04 AM CST

Constitutional Law

Federal judge refuses to block regulatory ban on bump stocks, used to accelerate gunfire

Feb 26, 2019 9:08 AM CST

Immigration Law

One twin born to same-sex parents was declared a citizen, the other was not; judge disagrees

Feb 26, 2019 7:15 AM CST

LAW SCRIBBLER

As deepfakes make it harder to discern truth, lawyers can be gatekeepers

Feb 26, 2019 6:30 AM CST

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Do religious symbols on government property infringe on First Amendment?

Feb 26, 2019 6:00 AM CST

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