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Legal Education

ABA Legal Ed council continues suspension of diversity standard

Criminal Justice

Justice Department is investigating NY attorney general who has targeted Trump

Obituaries

David Souter, former US Supreme Court justice, dies at 85

Legal Education

Elections, economy and social issues inspire 22.9% jump in law school applications

Executive Branch

Trump will replace polarizing DC US attorney pick Ed Martin

Education Law

$2.6M settlement approved in suit claiming meditation program violated public school students’ religious rights

Judiciary

Chief justice says courts must be free to check ‘excesses’ of Congress, White House

Judiciary

‘There was in fact a defendant named Jaques Strapp,’ says judge defending his corny ‘dad jokes’

Election Law

NC justice can be sworn in after 6-month court battle over top court seat

Lawyer Wellness

How will you celebrate Well-Being Week in Law?

Criminal Justice

Judge rejects home confinement for ‘slots whisperer’ lawyer who spent nearly $9M in investor money

Bar Associations

ABA joins effort to provide computers to low-income households

Criminal Justice

Lawyer charged with stealing beer, trying to bite officer

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Likeness of man killed in road-rage incident gives impact statement at sentencing, thanks to AI

Career & Practice

Rocky Patel’s Road: From small-firm lawyer to selling 30 million cigars per year

Law Firms

BigLaw firms tell Democratic lawmakers they maintained independence in pro bono deals with Trump

Bar Exam

California state bar sues vendor after troubled exam

Law Firms

Global trade war poses ‘rocky’ future for law firms, Thomson Reuters Institute report says

The Modern Law Library

Perplexed about AI? Richard Susskind wants to help

Judiciary

Sen. Durbin wants DOJ to probe anonymous pizza deliveries to judges

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