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Executive Branch

Judge orders DOGE to stop efforts to dismantle USAID

Prosecutors

Top DC prosecutor announces new election fraud unit, though authority and scope are unclear

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

In ‘extremely rare’ move, BigLaw firm acquires AI legal tech company

Judiciary

Trump calls to impeach US judge, drawing rebuke from Roberts

Judiciary

5th Circuit judge challenges BigLaw firms’ ‘institutional bias’ in opinion

Judiciary

New York judge plans to retire after facing allegations of misconduct

Bar Exam

State Bar of California considers provisional licenses for February bar exam takers

Verdicts & Settlements

Jury awards delivery driver $50M after spilled Starbucks hot tea disfigures penis

Constitutional Law

Trump administration can, for now, enforce orders targeting DEI, appeals court says

Federal Government

Trump visits Justice Department for speech that breaks all norms

Federal Government

Paul Weiss is latest law firm targeted by Trump administration

Federal Government

‘I was so close’: Fired federal workers lose student loan forgiveness

Immigration Law

Trump’s deportation push tests courts’ ability to check his power

Ethics

Attorney’s ‘egregious’ conduct warrants disbarment, not suspension, Florida Supreme Court says

Members Who Inspire

Danny Ortega has advocated for farmworkers and immigrants in Arizona for decades

Practice Technology

Legal tech company Clio acquires AI-focused platform specializing in large firms

Bar Exam

Plans for California bar retake change yet again

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

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