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Legal Education

DEI standard prompts Florida to reconsider ABA accreditation

Constitutional Law

Trump asks Supreme Court to OK partial plan to end birthright citizenship

Civil Procedure

Citing ‘anti-democratic takeover’ by ‘activist’ plaintiffs,  Trump seeks money bond for injunction requests

Labor & Employment

Judge orders Trump officials to offer jobs back to fired probationary workers

Federal Government

Top House Judiciary Democrat seeks probe of US attorney Ed Martin

First Amendment

Law prof suspended over exam question, class discussion can sue for First Amendment retaliation, 7th Circuit says

Careers

On-campus recruiting for summer associates falls in popularity as law firms ‘jockey for positions’

Law in Popular Culture

ABA announces finalists for 2025 Silver Gavel Awards

Civil Rights

ABA rapid-response series explains evolving legal and policy concerns

Law Firms

Trump order targeting Perkins Coie is ‘affront to the Constitution,’ suit says; judge sees ‘chilling harm of blizzard proportions’

Insurance Law

What will happen to homeowners insurance in wake of natural disasters? Lawyers have growing concerns

Criminal Justice

Former lawyer gets prison time after posing as BigLaw alum, former football player in quest for jobs

Verdicts & Settlements

Former George Mason University law prof says he’s ‘fully vindicated’ after ‘relatively modest’ defamation suit settlement

Legal Education

More first-time bar candidates passed exam in 2024, new ABA data shows

Constitutional Law

Third federal appeals court rejects Trump administration bid on birthright citizenship

Criminal Justice

Judge’s life ‘in ruins’ despite mistrial in prosecution for fatally shooting wife, defense lawyer says

Legal Rebels Podcast

This year’s historic ABA Techshow will be bigger than ever

Judiciary

Seeing double standard, 5th Circuit judge resigns from judicial group over threats statement

Criminal Justice

SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein had connection to cryptocurrency wallet hosting $100M in transfers, US alleges

Bar Exam

Texas commits to NextGen bar exam starting in 2028, NCBE says

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