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Lawyer’s new book traces today’s true-crime fascination to salacious 1800s murder trial

Law Firms

Dentons and Boies Schiller face $300M racketeering suit after client loses international arbitration

Entertainment & Sports Law

You can’t litigate your way into Kentucky Derby, says Churchill Downs’ general counsel

Family Law

Mother’s Day and the changing face of family dynamics and custody arrangements

Criminal Justice

One thing is already clear at Trump’s N.Y. trial: Nobody liked Michael Cohen

Judiciary

Federal judge reprimanded for handcuffing teen spectator in scared-straight approach

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer whose firm sued Boeing finds emergency slide that fell from company’s plane near his home

Judiciary

Judge should be censured for street brawl, conflict of interest, New York judicial conduct commission says

Criminal Justice

District attorney ‘humbled by my own stupidity’ after failing to stop for police, calling officer name

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS winds up term with rulings expected on major cases about government power, accountability

Cybersecurity

Data breach suit against ABA tossed by federal judge

Constitutional Law

Kindergarten boy may pursue sex-bias claim after expulsion for wearing earrings, 10th Circuit says

The Modern Law Library

‘In the Shadow of Liberty’ shines light on American immigration history

Judiciary

Black retired judge who flew first class says flight attendant ordered her to use coach restroom

Cannabis Law

Attorney general moves to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug

Law Firms

Immigration law firm will expand nearly 10% with addition of Seyfarth Shaw team

Law Firms

Clark Hill was ‘duped by an obvious scam,’ costing its client $1.1M, suit alleges

Legal Education

Less litigation, more practical skills in law school needed, junior associates say

Criminal Justice

Trump found in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial

Criminal Justice

Former general counsel failed to file federal tax returns while earning $54M, he admits in guilty plea

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