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Bar Exam

California Supreme Court shoots down portfolio bar exam proposal but clears path to state-specific exam

White Collar Crime

DOJ announces $3B in fines for landmark money-laundering case

Trials & Litigation

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs appears in court as judge sets May 2025 trial date

Trials & Litigation

Judge approves releasing source documents that detail more Trump-Jan. 6 evidence

Cybersecurity

Client’s employees seek approval of data breach settlement after BigLaw firm hack

Law Firms

Nixon Peabody sues law firm for allegedly luring away its clients without cut of contingency fee

Practice Technology

What’s next for Clio? ‘We’ll always remain focused on customer success’

Legal Education

New ‘Law of the Police’ class open to law students, lawyers and the public

First Amendment

Moms for Liberty wins constitutional challenge to school board’s comments policy

Ethics

In ethics hearing, Montana attorney general defends ‘sharp’ words, refusal to obey court order

Pro Bono

Members can advance democracy, equity and justice during ABA Giving Day

Criminal Justice

Former CFO at Tom Girardi’s law firm reaches plea deal, agrees to $3.1M forfeiture

Judiciary

Judge, aka ‘Sal Tortorella’ on TikTok, gets unpaid suspension for lip-syncing videos

The Modern Law Library

‘Company’ is the perfect short story collection for spooky season

Death Penalty

SCOTUS seems closely divided on new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate

Legal Education

This law school is among the 1% that allow use of AI to write admissions essays

Bar Associations

ABA changes description of Judicial Clerkship Program after conservative group sees ‘quotas’

Annual Meeting

Law professor Jonathan Turley discusses free speech at ABA Crossroads Caucus event

Ethics

Lawyer gets suspension after slapping attorney in front of courthouse

Natural Disasters

Hurricane Help: Lawyers mobilize to support communities hit by storms

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