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U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court begins online lottery for seating, upending DC ritual

Tort Law

Opioid suits can’t be based on nuisance law in Ohio, top state court rules in $650M win for pharmacies

Judiciary

Congress has passed a bill to add more US judges; will Biden veto it?

Careers

Jones Day has hired nearly 100 SCOTUS clerks in a dozen years; how many are in this year’s class?

Privacy Law

Top Montana court allows gender-affirming care for trans minors during litigation, citing privacy protections

Judiciary

California judge admonished for doing this after telling newbie attorney to stop shaking her head

Criminal Justice

Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences in ‘largest single-day grant of clemency’

Trials & Litigation

Federal judge will no longer tolerate lawyers’ barbed briefs and ‘expletive-laden phone calls’

Agriculture & Food

Meet the lawyer who created the food nutrition label

Judiciary

Prosecutor who sent nude photos to federal judge ‘felt trapped,’ thought she had no choice, cited letter says

Judiciary

Supreme Court justice’s teen dream comes true with Broadway walk-on role

Lawyer Pay

$1M-plus bonuses will be paid to ‘multiple associates’ at this prominent law firm

Tax Law

Car-racing costs can’t be deducted by lawyer as marketing expense, 10th Circuit rules

Year in Review: Legal Rebels Podcast

2024 in Review: Generative AI dominated legal tech

Trials & Litigation

Indiana’s former AG says dropped groping suit ends ‘odyssey of unfounded allegations’

Careers

After failed AG bid, Gaetz will host TV show

Civil Rights

Justice Department IG seeks new protections on seizing communications of lawmakers, journalists

Lawyer Discipline

Lawyers who critique critical race theory may challenge Connecticut’s anti-bias ethics rule, 2nd Circuit says

Immigration Law

What laws could Trump invoke to fast track deportations?

Lawyer Pay

Associates at this BigLaw firm can choose one of 3 billable-hour budgets

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