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Election Law

Justice Department warns against threats to voting rights, election workers

LGBTQ Legal Issues

Employer health plan’s exclusion for gender-affirming care violates Title VII, 11th Circuit rules

Law Firms

Suit accuses BigLaw partner of ‘regurgitating’ claims of con artist who claimed to be CIA agent

Law Students

‘If you want to activate your brain, try going to law school,’ says retiree who graduated with son

Legal Education

Bar exam alternatives on docket of ABA Legal Ed council

What’s on the Shelf?

Lawyer’s true-crime book explores how he defended a neurodivergent client charged with murder

Second Amendment

Ban on gun possession by felons is unconstitutional as applied to some offenders, 9th Circuit rules

Diversity

Straight, white female alleges BigLaw firm’s job ad for diversity program violated Title VII

Corporate Law

Federal judge halts new US rules limiting credit card late fees

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas calls criticism of him ‘nastiness’ and ‘lies’

Criminal Justice

Arrest is made in fatal shooting of BigLaw associate at McDonald’s

Consumer Law

Ice cream lover ‘stated her case for pistachio pretention,’ federal judge says in refusing to toss suit

Mind Your Business

Top artificial intelligence insurance tips for lawyers

Criminal Justice

Lawyer charged with illegally transmitting Michigan data after 2020 election

Bar Exam

Viral video shows former Rikers Island inmate as she learns she passed bar exam on first try

Law Firms

How Sullivan & Cromwell is scrutinizing potential new hires after campus protests

Supreme Court Report

Solicitors general, past and present, reflect on ups and downs of job and arguing before SCOTUS

U.S. Supreme Court

No separate hearing required when police seize cars loaned to drivers accused of drug crimes, SCOTUS rules

Criminal Justice

Former McElroy Deutsch CFO pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1.5M from firm

Criminal Justice

Accused getaway driver, aka ‘Block Da Foo Foo,’ was prejudiced by rap video evidence, Texas court says

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