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Death Penalty

Burdened prison staffers seeking more time between executions should ‘suck it up,’ top criminal court judge says

Apr 3, 2024 8:48 AM CDT

Health Law

Florida Supreme Court allows one of nation’s strictest abortion bans to take effect

Apr 2, 2024 4:00 PM CDT

Law Firms

Judge refuses to toss suit claiming lawyer, a Civil War buff, played ‘Dixie’ and watched disturbing racist videos at work

Apr 2, 2024 3:30 PM CDT

Election Law

Trump ramps up attacks on judges, sparking concerns as criminal trial nears

Apr 2, 2024 2:45 PM CDT

Bar Exam

Number of February MBE test-takers has rebounded from pre-pandemic era, but how are national mean scores?

Apr 2, 2024 12:02 PM CDT

Personal Lives

‘Nerd’ lawyer spotted differing 3-point lines at NCAA women’s tournament; ‘once you saw it, you couldn’t unsee it’

Apr 2, 2024 10:32 AM CDT

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Artificial intelligence could make originalist analysis easier, federal appeals judge says

Apr 2, 2024 9:17 AM CDT

Law Firms

Fennemore Craig makes another mass lawyer hire, leading to closure of Denver law firm

Apr 2, 2024 9:00 AM CDT

Law Firms

Weekly performance meetings in glass room visible to others were retaliatory, plaintiff says in suit against Morgan Lewis

Apr 1, 2024 3:37 PM CDT

Health Law

A ‘divinely created’ being: States try to define fetal personhood

Apr 1, 2024 3:30 PM CDT

Criminal Justice

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 40 years for financial crimes

Apr 1, 2024 2:14 PM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

Relying on ‘secret evidence’ to deny visa for spouse violates due process, ABA says in SCOTUS amicus brief

Apr 1, 2024 1:08 PM CDT

Practice Technology

Blaming Word setting for overlong briefs is ‘somewhat hard to believe,’ federal judge says as she tosses footnotes

Apr 1, 2024 11:42 AM CDT

Judiciary

Republican-appointed judges raise alarm over Trump attacks on law

Apr 1, 2024 10:30 AM CDT

Judiciary

‘Venue Is Not a Continental Breakfast’: Judge transfers case as district declares it won’t adopt anti-‘judge shopping’ policy

Apr 1, 2024 10:18 AM CDT

Family Law

Relationship Matters: Should you hire a divorce coach?

Apr 1, 2024 8:56 AM CDT

Feature

Missing Benchmarks: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still underrepresented in the judiciary

Apr 1, 2024 3:30 AM CDT

Feature

Civil legal aid lawyers are often the last line of defense. Why are there so few of them?

Apr 1, 2024 3:00 AM CDT

President's Letter

The ABA leads way on access to justice

Apr 1, 2024 2:50 AM CDT

Mind Your Business

Existing methods of accessing knowledge will coexist with generative AI

Apr 1, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

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