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Legal Education

Writing University of Michigan Law School optional application essay? Use artificial intelligence, please

Jul 21, 2025 11:03 AM CDT

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

California’s courts must adopt AI policies, judicial council says

Jul 21, 2025 10:01 AM CDT

Judiciary

FBI targets Detroit judge and her father in public corruption probe

Jul 21, 2025 9:58 AM CDT

Contracts

Contracts can happen even when you don’t expect them

Jul 21, 2025 9:25 AM CDT

Constitutional Law

Mandatory reporting law includes conversations from confession if child abuse is suspected

Jul 21, 2025 9:23 AM CDT

Bar Exam

Could the bar exam become on demand?

Jul 21, 2025 9:18 AM CDT

Judiciary

Pirro clears Senate Judiciary Committee vote for D.C. U.S. attorney

Jul 18, 2025 10:35 AM CDT

Judiciary

As Democrats walk out, Republicans advance judicial nomination of Emil Bove

Jul 18, 2025 9:40 AM CDT

First Amendment

Public-school students don’t have ‘supercharged right’ to be taught critical race theory, 8th Circuit says

Jul 18, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Law Schools

ABA Legal Ed council proposal to increase experiential learning credit requirement faces pushback

Jul 17, 2025 3:12 PM CDT

Law Firms

Davis Polk associate says he was fired after refusing to stop publishing columns on legal issues

Jul 17, 2025 11:56 AM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court justice pauses ruling weakening Voting Rights Act

Jul 17, 2025 11:45 AM CDT

Obituaries

William Neukom, former ABA president with influence ‘from boardrooms to ballparks to courtrooms,’ dies at 83

Jul 17, 2025 11:22 AM CDT

Department of Justice

DOJ fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor involved in Epstein, Diddy cases

Jul 17, 2025 10:45 AM CDT

Careers

Yale law dean moves to Ford Foundation

Jul 16, 2025 3:16 PM CDT

Law Firms

In ‘pervasive’ trend, some law firms reward partners by creating new tiers or more shares

Jul 16, 2025 2:00 PM CDT

Your Voice

You can talk about your mental illnesses. It’s good for business

Jul 16, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Public Defenders

Money for court-appointed federal criminal defense lawyers is depleted; some lawyers leave program

Jul 16, 2025 10:46 AM CDT

Lawyer Discipline

Florida lawyer suspended after conviction for embezzlement while a paralegal

Jul 16, 2025 10:42 AM CDT

Legal Rebels Podcast

How agentic artificial intelligence could shake up the legal industry

Jul 16, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

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